China ready to launch medium and long-term strategy to tackle climate change: envoy
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China is ready to launch a medium and long-term low-carbon strategy to reduce greenhouse emissions, according to Xie Zhenhua, China's special adviser for climate change affairs.

Xie made the remarks on Tuesday during a virtual discussion hosted by Kevin Rudd, president of the Asia Society Policy Institute and former prime minister of Australia.

The discussion was part of preparations for the United Nations COP26 Climate Conference next year and focused on talks last week between Chinese President Xi Jinping and European leaders, including German Chancellor Angela Merkel and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

Xie outlined what China has accomplished and what is being planned to meet the targets set in the 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change. He also called for global solidarity in efforts to tackle climate change.

"No one country can stand alone. The climate change challenge is borderless, and we should strengthen global cooperation to respond proactively," China Daily quotes Xie.

China Daily reports Xie to have noted that the energy sector was the first area where China tried a pilot program to reduce carbon dioxide emissions.

"We are trying our best to create clean energy that's safe, green and highly efficient," he said.

"We have specified that we don't support any coal-involved project. We are guiding finance investment to green and low carbon development."