On May 29, 2024, the China-U.S. High-level Event on Subnational Climate Action was held in California. Chinese Ambassador to the United States Xie Feng was invited to deliver remarks.
Ambassador Xie said that we are living on the same planet. In the face of climate change, all countries share weal and woe. Only through cooperation can we achieve win-win results, and no one will emerge as a winner from a zero-sum game. Those seeing the coming decade as “the decisive decade” for triumph over China should realize that it is instead the decisive decade for jointly addressing climate crises and avoiding global disasters. With China’s vigorous efforts to develop renewable energy, global costs of wind power have been cut by 80%, and costs of photovoltaic power are down by 90%. Countries around the world are expecting more quality new-energy products from China. As green capacity is in dire shortage worldwide and challenges abound in global energy transition, accusing China of “overcapacity” in green products and resorting to protectionism in the name of competition is hurting the common interests of the entire humanity.
Ambassador Xie emphasized that China is a doer in tackling climate change. We have been honoring our commitments, and have adhered to a path of green, low-carbon and sustainable development. China’s installed renewable energy capacity has overtaken that of fossil fuels. It is among the countries with the fastest energy intensity reduction in the world. China will also move from carbon peaking to carbon neutrality in the shortest time span in history.
