Interview: China essential in combating climate change, says renowned economist


BAKU, Nov. 15 (Xinhua) -- China's role in combating climate change is essential, said renowned U.S. economist Jeffrey Sachs in a recent interview with Xinhua.

China is undertaking a rapid transformation in energy structure, adding massive capacity of green energy, such as solar power, said Sachs, who is also president of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network, at the 29th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29) in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan.

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