Xi promises new climate goals: "Will not slow down"
Chinese leader Xi Jinping says that China's efforts to combat climate change "will not slow down".
“No matter how the international situation changes, China’s efforts to combat climate change will not slow down,” he told several media outlets.
The United States is on the verge of withdrawing from climate agreements, and Xi Jinping’s remarks come at a virtual climate summit hosted by Brazil.
According to Xi, China will announce new commitments for greenhouse gas reductions up to 2035 before the COP30 meeting to be held in November.
Chinese leader Xi Jinping says that China's efforts to combat climate change "will not slow down".
“No matter how the international situation changes, China’s efforts to combat climate change will not slow down,” he told several media outlets.
The United States is on the verge of withdrawing from climate agreements, and Xi Jinping’s remarks come at a virtual climate summit hosted by Brazil.
According to Xi, China will announce new commitments for greenhouse gas reductions up to 2035 before the COP30 meeting to be held in November.
Xi's speech shows: Wants to be a stable counterweight to Trump
Chinese leader Xi Jinping did not mention the US and Donald Trump during his unusual presence at a virtual climate summit ahead of COP30 but he made clear references, The Guardian reports.
Xi said that the international order has been seriously damaged by "some major countries' persistent pursuit of unilateralism and protectionism" but that "solidarity and cooperation" can lead to progress in the world and for climate work.
China appears to be trying to position itself as a stable and predictable superpower, an economic partner and a counterweight to an erratic Donald Trump, The Guardian writes.
Climate Threat Global Challenges
80 percent of world's reefs affected by coral bleaching
Over 80 percent of the world's coral reefs are currently affected by coral bleaching. It is the most extensive bleaching ever observed, reports AFP. The bleaching is caused by increased temperatures in the world's oceans as a result of climate change caused by humans.
Coral bleaching risks leading to the extinction of reefs and entire ecosystems. Reefs can recover, but according to researchers, this is becoming increasingly difficult as ocean temperatures are elevated for longer periods of time.
- If we get heatwave after heatwave, it is difficult to see how the reefs will recover, says Melanie McField, a coral reef specialist at
80 percent of world's reefs affected by coral bleaching
Over 80 percent of the world's coral reefs are currently affected by coral bleaching. It is the most extensive bleaching ever observed, reports AFP. The bleaching is caused by increased temperatures in the world's oceans as a result of climate change caused by humans.
Coral bleaching risks leading to the extinction of reefs and entire ecosystems. Reefs can recover, but according to researchers, this is becoming increasingly difficult as ocean temperatures are elevated for longer periods of time.
- If we get heatwave after heatwave, it is difficult to see how the reefs will recover, says Melanie McField, a coral reef specialist at
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