As a party to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and its Kyoto Protocol, China has always been committed to promoting the implementation of the Convention and the Protocol and conscientiously fulfilling relevant obligations. Currently, the international community is negotiating to implement the "Bali Road Map" and strengthen the comprehensive, effective and sustained implementation of the Convention and its Kyoto Protocol, so as to achieve positive results at the United Nations Copenhagen Climate Change Conference to be held at the end of the year. China will be in this negotiation process Continue to play a positive and constructive role. To this end, I would like to put forward China's relevant position on the implementation of the "Bali Road Map" at the Copenhagen Climate Change Conference.
1. Principles
(1) Adhere to the basic framework of the Convention and the Protocol and strictly follow the mandate of the Bali Road Map. The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Kyoto Protocol are the basic framework and legal basis for international cooperation to address climate change. They embody the international community's common understanding and serve as the basis and action guide for the implementation of the Bali Road Map. The Bali Road Map confirms the mandate to strengthen the comprehensive, effective and sustained implementation of the Convention and the Protocol. First, to ensure the comprehensive, effective and sustained implementation of the Convention, make corresponding arrangements for mitigation, adaptation, technology transfer, financial support, etc.; second, to identify developed countries The country’s further quantitative emission reduction targets during the second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol.
(2) Adhere to the principle of "similar but differentiated responsibilities". Developed countries must be responsible for their historical emissions and current high per capita emissions, change their unsustainable lifestyles, and significantly reduce emissions. At the same time, they must provide funds and transfer technology to developing countries; developing countries are in the process of developing their economies and eliminating poverty. , take active measures to adapt to and mitigate climate change.
(3) Adhere to the principle of sustainable development. Sustainable development is the goal and means to effectively address climate change. Economic development, poverty eradication and climate protection should be considered as a whole within the framework of sustainable development, to achieve a win-win situation between development and climate change response, and to ensure the realization of the right to development of developing countries.
(4) Mitigation, adaptation, technology transfer and financial support should be given equal emphasis. Mitigating and adapting to climate change are two integral components of addressing climate change and should be given equal attention. Mitigation is a relatively long-term and arduous task, while adaptation is more realistic and urgent, and is especially important for developing countries. Funds and technology are indispensable means to mitigate and adapt to climate change. Developed countries' efforts to provide financial, technology transfer and capacity building support to developing countries are the fundamental guarantee for developing countries to effectively mitigate and adapt to climate change.
2. Goals
The goal of the Copenhagen Conference is to achieve positive results in further strengthening the comprehensive, effective and sustained implementation of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and its Kyoto Protocol, with a focus on mitigation Make clear and specific arrangements for adaptation, technology transfer and financial support. First, we must determine the large-scale quantitative emission reduction targets that developed countries should bear during the second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol, and ensure that developed countries that have not ratified the Kyoto Protocol bear comparable responsibilities. The second is to make effective institutional arrangements to ensure that developed countries can effectively fulfill their commitments to provide funds, technology transfer and capacity building support to developing countries; the third is that developing countries receive technology, funds and capacity building support from developed countries. With the support of capacity building, appropriate adaptation and mitigation actions should be taken according to national conditions within the framework of sustainable development.
3. On further strengthening the comprehensive, effective and sustained implementation of the Convention
(1) ***Common Vision
"The long-term cooperative action to address climate change" "Common Vision" is to strengthen the comprehensive, effective and sustained implementation of the Convention and achieve the ultimate goal of the Convention. This "common vision" should be guided by the ultimate goal of the Convention and the principles of "same but differentiated responsibilities" and the principle of equity. The Convention has clearly stipulated the ultimate goal of addressing climate change, and the top priority is to implement the practical actions that countries should take. The goals of long-term cooperative actions should be comprehensive goals including sustainable development and mitigation, adaptation, finance, technology transfer and capacity building. In terms of mitigation targets, as a medium-term goal, developed countries as a whole should reduce emissions by at least 40% by 2020 relative to their 1990 levels.
(2) Mitigation
1. Developed countries’ emission reduction commitments
(1) Developed countries should undertake legally binding, substantial, quantified “Measurable, reportable and verifiable” emission reduction obligations.