Developing Nations Need Assistance to Reduce Emissions: China
2007-11-30
Beijing is reluctant to set itself international targets to fight climate change without financial and technological assistance from industrialized countries, says Chinese official.
Gao Guangsheng, a senior official on climate change at the National Development and Reform Commission said:
Developed countries should offer [on] favorable terms or give for free the environmentally friendly technology that developing countries desperately need.
Technology is crucial for reducing emissions. But so far, industrialised countries have only made limited efforts to help developing nations cut greenhouse gas emissions despite commitments under the UN's convention on climate change to share clean energy technologies.
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Source: China Wary on International Climate Goals. Chris Buckley, Gerard Wynn. Reuters. 2007.11.30