China commits to clear climate targets for global stability
Han said China has set 2030 targets for non-fossil energy to reach 50 percent of power generation and 35 percent of final energy use.
Chinese Vice President Han Zheng told UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday that Beijing is committed to setting clear climate targets and ensuring they are implemented, Turkey's state-run news agency Anadolu Agency reported.
The meeting took place on the sidelines of COP31 in Antalya, Türkiye.
Han conveyed greetings from Chinese President Xi Jinping to Guterres and said Beijing attaches great importance to climate change.
Han said China has set targets for non-fossil energy sources to account for 50 percent of power generation and for electricity to make up 35 percent of final energy consumption by 2030.
Han said the global response to climate change faces many challenges, particularly for developing countries, which struggle with funding shortages, technological gaps and limited capacity to carry out their nationally determined contributions.
Han said China hopes the 31st meeting will make new progress and reach a new consensus under Guterres's leadership.
Guterres said China, as a global leader in renewable energy, has made substantial contributions to reducing global greenhouse gas emissions.
Guterres thanked Han for China's continued support for the United Nations and its activities.
A UN statement said the two sides also discussed the need to work together toward a robust and credible set of COP31 outcomes that close gaps in mitigation, finance and adaptation.
COP31 is the latest annual UN climate conference, where governments negotiate measures to limit global warming and cope with its effects under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.
