Xi: Intl community needs to build a community of life for man and nature

Facing difficulties in global environmental governance never seen before, the international community should work together with unprecedented ambition and action to build a community of life for man and nature, President Xi Jinping said on Thursday.

Xi made the remarks while delivering a speech at the virtual Leaders Summit on Climate, hosted by the United States via video link in Beijing.

Here are some highlight of his speech:

- Countries should honor their promises on addressing climate change instead of breaking their vows (Read more)

- Xi Warned against fragmented and palliative approaches in conserving ecological environment (Read more)

- Xi urged global efforts to deliver social equity and justice in the cause of green transition (Read more)

- Protecting the environment is protecting productivity (Read more)

- China welcomes the returning of the United States to the multilateral governance on climate change (Read more)

- Developed countries should make concrete efforts to help developing countries improve their abilities to cope with climate change (Read more)

- China regards cooperation in the field of ecological progress as a key area for the joint building of the Belt and Road (Read more)

- China will continue to prioritize ecological conservation and pursue a green and low-carbon development path

- It requires "extraordinarily hard efforts" for China to fulfill its commitment to moving from carbon peak to carbon neutrality, which is in a much shorter time span than what might take many developed countries (Read more)

- China, as a participant, contributor and trailblazer in global ecological conservation, is firmly committed to putting multilateralism into action and promoting a fair and equitable system of global environmental governance for win-win cooperation

- Xi made a six-point proposal on building a community of life for man and nature (Read more)

- China will control, phase down coal consumption in next decade (Read more)