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‘China makes big efforts on climate change’
BEIJING—Former British Prime
Minister Tony Blair said here Wednesday China was making big efforts on
tackling climate change issue, calling for more support from developed
countries to developing countries on clean technology transfer.
Blair, who was here on a three-day visit to China, spoke positively of
China’s efforts on cutting greenhouse gas emission in an interview with
Xinhua.
It is significant that China has made regulations on decreasing energy
intensity of 20 percent by 2010, Blair told Xinhua, calling it “an
ambitious target”.
Considering the climate change issue “the biggest long-term challenge”
the whole world faces at the current stage, Blair said the most
challenging job now is how to make sure developing countries could carry
on growing and at the same time take action on climate change.
“Countries like China and India should industrialize rapidly without
repeating the mistakes we made,” he said, urging developed countries to
give more financial support on transferring clean technology to
developing countries.
“We have got to accept the responsibility of the problems we created and
help China, India and other countries to develop in a more sustainable
way,” Blair said.
On the upcoming Olympics in Beijing, Blair said he believed that China
would put on a great Games with fantastic facilities and it would be
very exciting to see a success in the Beijing Olympics.
Having confirmed he himself would come back for the event in August,
Blair praised Beijing’s efforts on trying to make sure the Olympics are
an “environmental responsible” one.
He said there are a lot of experiences which can be shared, such as the
issues of transport, security and organizing works, between Beijing and
London, the host of the 2012 Olympics.
Blair was here at the invitation of Chinese People’s Institute of
Foreign Affairs. He met with senior government officials and had
discussions with Chinese entrepreneurs on how to develop a low-carbon
economy in China.
This is his seventh visit to China and the second after leaving the
office of prime minister last June.
—Xinhua |
