Pew Center Report Says Small Steps In Climate Talks Key to Successful Outcome

摘要

China's top climate negotiator Dec. 6 defended his country's pledge to slow the growth of its greenhouse gas emissions but signaled that the rapidly developing nation continues to resist taking on binding emissions cuts given its overarching need to fight poverty.rnXie Zhenhua, vice chairman of China's National Development and Reform Commission who heads China's delegation at the U.N.-sponsored climate change summit , told reporters that China is not opposing verification of developing nations' actions on emissions. But he said verification must be "nonpunitive and nonintrusive" and not impinge on national sovereignty.