Guests attending the "China Pavilion" series of the 30th UN Climate Change Conference (COP30) in Brazil's Amazonian city of Belem have praised China's contribution in advancing low-carbon technologies, energy transition and global green cooperation.
The COP30, which kicked off on Monday and will run through Nov 21, brings together representatives from nearly 200 countries and regions. It aims to forge solutions needed to limit the global temperature increase to 1.5 degrees Celsius. Delegates will also present new national action plans known as the Nationally Determined Contributions, and brief on the progress on finance pledges made at COP29.
The "China Pavilion" series also began on Monday, with its first session focusing on ecological civilization and the practice of building a "Beautiful China." Organized by the Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences and other institutions, the series will continue through Nov 20. Upcoming sessions will explore China's carbon market development, its path toward carbon peaking and neutrality, and innovations in energy transition and new energy technologies. According to the conference, China is driving green and low-carbon transformation through technological innovation, with breakthroughs in wind power, photovoltaics, and new energy storage. The country's installed capacity of renewable energy now accounts for over 40 percent of the global total, making a substantial contribution to global carbon reduction efforts. International guests noted that China's practices in clean energy, green industries, and technological innovation offer a vital model for global climate governance.
"We are very proud to see the strength and collaboration between Sweden and China. And I think the technological development we are seeing both in Sweden and in China provides a very solid basis for strength and collaboration, also to share with partners globally in terms of how we jointly can be accelerating the transition to net zero with the solutions that we know all available," said Mattias Frumerie, Swedish Climate Ambassador and Head of Delegation of Government Offices of Sweden to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
"China has made tremendous steps forward. We know that part of the answer is electrification. China is running at nine times the pace of the rest of the world right now in terms of electrifying cleanly its industry, its houses, and its overall commercial profile. That's super important, and China is really, really leading the world on that front," said Jon Creyts, CEO of RMI, a non-profit energy organization.
"And really, we are seeing in China, in Europe and some other places, making the strong transition to zero emission options. So they're eliminating both the climate emissions as well as air pollutant emissions. So you get that double advantage of both climate and air quality," said Tim Dallmann, International Partnerships Program Director at the International Council on Clean Transportation.
COP30 attendees highlight China’s impact on emissions reduction
