Insights | Mutual cooperation and trust positive for tackling global climate change: EU official

The 29th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), or COP29, kicked off in Azerbaijan's capital city of Baku in November in 2024. All parties have agreed on the subordinate terms under the Paris Agreement, making an important breakthrough. 

Speaking on the global climate governance from the perspective of the policy as well as the environmental protection cooperation and climate governance, Laurent Bardon, first counsellor for Climate Action and Environment at the European Union (EU) Delegation to China, said in a recent interview with China News Network, that to address climate change, the world needs huge investments and we must have legal certainty towards investors to boost their confidence.

Additionally, he added that as major economies globally, the EU and China can make joint efforts in building and improving the carbon market mechanism. Building on environmental protection cooperation, the two sides can make integrated efforts in tackling climate change issues. (Xue Lingqiao and Lin Zhuowei)