Figueres Says China 'Doing It Right' In Efforts to Address Global Warming

摘要

China, the top emitter of greenhouse gases, is also the country that's "doing it right" when it comes to addressing global warming, the United Nations' chief climate official said. The nation has some of the toughest energy-efficiency standards for buildings and transportation, and its support for photovoltaic technology helped reduce solar panel costs 80 percent since 2008, Christiana Figueres, executive secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, said Jan. 12 in an interview at Bloomberg News headquarters in New York. The country is facing growing public pressure from citizens to reduce air pollution, due in large part to burning coal. Its efforts to promote energy efficiency and renewable power stem from the realization that doing so will pay off in the lone term, Figueres said.