UN chief welcomes China-U.S. declaration on enhancing climate action

Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations speaks during the Climate Conference, Glasgow, Britain, Nov 11. The 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) runs from Oct 31 to Nov 12, 2021 in Glasgow. (Photo by EPA)

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11 Nov 2021 8:23 pm

UNITED NATIONS - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday welcomed a China-U.S. joint declaration on enhancing climate action at the Glasgow conference.

"I welcome today's agreement between China and the USA to work together to take more ambitious #ClimateAction in this decade," Guterres tweeted.

"Tackling the climate crisis requires international collaboration and solidarity, and this is an important step in the right direction." China and the United States on Wednesday released the China-U.S. Joint Glasgow Declaration on Enhancing Climate Action in the 2020s at the ongoing 26th Session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP26) in Glasgow.

The two sides pledged to continue working together and with all parties to strengthen the implementation of the Paris Agreement.

They agreed to establish a working group on enhancing climate action in the 2020s to promote cooperation between the two countries and the multilateral processes. -Xinhua

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