China to push on with emissions reduction even as Taiwan spat widens rift with US, renews concerns about global warming
- The suspension of US-China climate talks reflects the uneasy cooperation between the world’s two largest greenhouse gas emitters
- That disengagement comes three months before the next United Nations Climate Change Conference is to be held in Egypt
China will move forward with efforts to reduce emissions, even as its suspension of bilateral talks with the United States has cast doubt on whether the world’s second-largest economy can follow through on its agenda to fight global warming, according to climate experts.
“The worry is that this US-China fallout will again be used by governments of countries that are unwilling to step up to delay ambitious climate action,” said Bernice Lee, research director, futures, at London-based independent policy institute Chatham House.
“It is important that the international community, especially vulnerable and developing economies, continues making sure that large emitters will deliver what they promised, whether in terms of emissions reduction or climate finance,” Lee said in an emailed interview.
The suspension of US-China climate talks reflects the uneasy cooperation between the world’s two largest greenhouse gas emitters.