China, Botswana Join hands to tackle climate change

Ambassador Xuefeng says China will continue to strengthen exchanges and cooperation with Botswana in tackling climate change.
Ambassador Xuefeng says China will continue to strengthen exchanges and cooperation with Botswana in tackling climate change.

Climate change is a prominent global challenge at present. Although sub-Saharan Africa is responsible for only four percent of annual global greenhouse gas emissions, it is the region most susceptible to the dangerous effects of climate change, some of which have already been experienced.

In recent years, Botswana has undergone some extreme weather conditions including droughts and cyclones, which have posed a negative impact on the economic activities and people’s livelihood of the country. And it is often the most vulnerable groups, such as the low-income and rural population that suffer the most.

China attaches great importance to addressing the challenge of climate change. We take the view that adapting and responding to climate change not only help achieve sustainable development of a certain country, but also contribute to the development of mankind. Learning from the previous development lessons from both China and the world at large, China has been paying more and more attention to green development, and believes that lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets. China has pledged and will strive to peak carbon dioxide emissions by 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality by 2060, which means China, as the world's largest developing country, will complete the world's largest reduction in carbon emission intensity in the coming decades.

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