China, EU to further strengthen cooperation on climate change
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2006-09-10 10:17
Helsinki - Leaders of China and the European Union (EU) attending the
EU-China Summit on Saturday vowed to further strengthen their dialogue and
cooperation on the issue of climate change and to promote further development of
international climate change policies.
In a joint statement issued after the summit attended by Chinese Premier Wen
Jiabao, Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen of Finland, whose country holds the
six-month EU presidency, and European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso,
the two sides welcomed the progress on the implementation of the EU-China
partnership on climate change, and vowed to work positively towards a rolling
work plan to further implement the partnership, covering the period 2007-2010.
The statement welcomed closer cooperation by the two sides on the
implementation of the Kyoto Protocol's Clean Development Mechanism and the start
of cooperation on the research of near-zero emission power generation technology
through carbon dioxide capture and storage.
It also underlined the need to exploit the synergies between the promotion of
energy security, sustainable energy supply, innovation and reduction of
greenhouse gas emissions to ensure consistency between meeting the ultimate
objectives of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and
energy policy goals.
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