China’s top climate envoy, Mr Xie Zhenhua, said in a roundtable discussion with diplomats that the phase-out of fossil fuels was “unrealistic”. - Reuters
BEIJING: Countries must refrain from "empty slogans" and adopt a pragmatic attitude to climate change that reflects concerns such as energy security, employment and growth, a Chinese climate official said on Friday ahead of COP28 climate talks next month.
The latest round of global climate negotiations are set to get under way in Dubai in late November, focusing on the gaps in the implementation of the 2015 Paris Agreement.
