Enigin Update - China and Japan Talk Energy Conservation
CHINA and Japan pledged on Saturday to enhance dialogue and exchanges on energy conservation, climate change and environmental protection.
The two countries, met in Beijing and agreed to make a combined effort to implement the Joint Statement on Climate Change between China and Japan.
The two sides will conduct pragmatic cooperation in the areas of clean development mechanisms, energy-savings, energy efficiency improvement, new energy, renewable energy, clean coal technology, methane recovery and utilization, carbon capture and storage, adaptation to climate change and technology development and transfer, he said.
Zhang Ping, chairman of the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), said regarding international climate change negotiations, that the two sides are ready to fulfill their responsibilities and try their best to cope with climate change in line with the principle of "common but differentiated responsibilities”.
He added the Cancun climate summit should continue to adhere to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the Kyoto Protocol and the Bali Road Map, as well as the principle of "common but differentiated responsibilities".
The negotiation process should be in line with the principle of being open and maintaining transparency, broad participation, being party-driven and achieving consensus, he added.
China will host UN climate change talks in Tianjin city this October, which reflects the country's constructive attitude on promoting the UN climate negotiation process, he said.
China is willing to work with the other sides, including Japan, to contribute to the Cancun conference slated for the end of this year, Zhang said.
During the meeting, China and Japan also agreed to hold the fifth China-Japan Energy-saving and Environment Protection Forum in Tokyo this October.
Zhang said the two nations had made substantial achievements in energy-saving and environmental protection.
China's National Development and Reform Commission and Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry have signed many cooperative documents on energy-saving and environmental protection, he stated.
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