Vice-President Han Zheng said on Tuesday that China will continue to provide stability and certainty for global climate governance, pledging joint efforts with the United Nations to advance international cooperation against climate change.
He made the remarks in a meeting with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in Turkiye, on the sidelines of the Antalya Leaders' Summit at the 31st meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, or COP31.
Stressing that China attaches great importance to tackling climate change, Han emphasized its efforts to implement the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and its Paris Agreement, promote South-South cooperation on climate change, and respond to the Early Warnings for All initiative.
He said the global response to climate change faces multiple challenges, calling for joint efforts by the international community to address them. In particular, he noted that developing countries struggle with funding shortages, outdated technologies and insufficient capacity to implement their nationally determined contributions.
Describing China as a major pillar of multilateralism and a key supporter of the UN, Guterres said China delivers on what it says in addressing climate change, and its actions always exceed its commitments.
As a world leader in renewable energy, China has made substantial contributions to the decline of global greenhouse gas emissions, he said.
At a difficult moment for global climate action, the UN highly values China's contribution and support, and looks forward to closer coordination, Guterres said.
