UN climate chief hails China's experience in green transition

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UN climate chief hails China's experience in green transition

2026-08-08 14:38 Last Updated At：16:57

China's domestic decarbonization experience offers a clear model for the world as it drives innovation, lowers clean‑technology costs, and creates jobs at home, a senior United Nations climate official said in an interview aired Friday.

Simon Stiell, executive secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), said China's climate leadership is more important than ever as the global energy transition has reached an irreversible stage.

"In terms of the efforts, significant efforts that are made in terms of your own domestic decarbonization, [are] absolutely remarkable. And there are lessons that many others can learn, the speed of China's transition, its investment in green low-carbon economy is mind-blowing. Both in terms of how that has benefited job creation, economic opportunities here, the sheer volume, scale, speed of what is happening here in China is driving innovation, it is driving down prices which the rest of the world has been able to benefit from," said Stiell.

When asked which of China's innovations and practical experiences could serve as a reference for other nations, Stiell highlighted the country's comprehensive approach across the entire clean-energy value chain.

Stiell added that China's end-to-end strategy, from developing key technologies to scaling up production, cultivating domestic markets, and channeling growth into tangible social benefits, presents a well-defined pathway that other countries can study and adapt.

"Whether it is your investments in research and development, or the key technologies for the transition, and translating those innovations into products that can scale up, making markets as well as supplying markets, again, there are examples there to be taken how those then translate into job creation, economic growth, social benefits for your people. Again, there is a model that is quite clear there that others can take, others can learn from," he said.

China's major port cargo ship departure tonnage rises 56.4 pct in July

The deadweight tonnage of cargo vessels departing from China's major ports increased by 56.4 percent year-on-year in July this year, with the growth rate surging by 38.9 percentage points compared with that in June.

Specifically, the total deadweight tonnage of roll-on/roll-off cargo ships surged by 87.1 percent year on year, indicating continued rapid growth in auto exports.

Meanwhile, imports also grew steadily. The total deadweight tonnage of liquefied natural gas carriers and liquid cargo ships that arrived at major Chinese ports in July increase by 37.8 percent and 11.7 percent, respectively.

Imports of energy and chemical raw materials continued to expand in July, indicating that domestic producers have stable production expectations and improving confidence, experts say.

"Against the backdrop of a still complex external environment, it's particularly valuable that China's foreign trade sustained its upward trend. The strong export performance of high-tech products such as new energy vehicles reflects the increasing recognition of 'Made in China' products in the global market," said Xing Yuguan, an associate research fellow at the State Information Center of the National Development and Reform Commission.