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On April 22, President Xi Jinping was invited to attend the Leaders Summit on Climate and delivered an important speech proposing a systemic solution to addressing global climate change.
Chinese and foreign officials, experts and scholars on Tuesday called on countries concerned to enhance cooperation on the ecological environmental protection in the trans-Himalaya region. They made the remarks at the China Tibet Trans-Himalaya Forum for International Cooperation via video link. Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Luo Zhaohui said China is a participant and contributor to .
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Johnson ‘risks humiliation’ over Cumbria coal mine
Nasa’s former senior climate scientist has penned an open letter to Boris Johnson, telling him to rethink the incoming Cumbria coal mine or risk being “vilified” by Britons for the rest of his time in office.
Dr James Hansen told the PM he had two choices: either to “change the course of our climate trajectory, earning the UK and yourself historic accolades” or “stick with business-almost-as-usual and be vilified around the world”.
“The contrary path is not so easy, but, with your leadership, it is realistic,” the expert told Mr Johnson.
China Brings Back Long-time Climate Czar
Xie Zhenhua’s return to the position of special envoy for climate is seen as a positive signal for U.S.-China cooperation on environmental issues.
February 05, 2021
Then-U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry shakes hands with Chinese Special Envoy for Climate Change Xie Zhenhua before their bilateral meeting on the margins of the COP21 climate change summit in Paris, France, on December 8, 2015.
Credit: U.S. State Department photo
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China has tapped 71-year-old Xie Zhenhua, a familiar name in Beijing’s climate bureaucracy and diplomacy, to serve as special climate envoy. Xie previously served as China’s top representatives for climate negotiations from 2007 to 2018 – during which time he oversaw a landmark deal between the U.S. and China on climate change commitments. Xie’s return to the field is seen as a positive signal for U.S.-China cooperation over climate issues, as the Chinese negotiato