Thread by @BelindaSchaepe

BREAKING: #China🇨🇳 mentioned #Taiwan & One China Policy for the first time in #climate context as Climate Envoy Xie Zhenhua delivers the national statement at #COP27 instead of President Xi Jinping
More on the speech below 👇🧵

🚨As part of One China policy, 🇨🇳 would support #Taiwan 🇹🇼 on climate policy implementation. This shows again how 🇨🇳 sees the interlinkages between climate & geopolitics! National security now part of every aspect - including global climate action!

Xie said the #20thPartyCongress confirmed 🇨🇳 determination to green development & implementation of its climate targets. He reiterated that 🇨🇳 will play an active role in global climate governance bit.ly/3hjA5EJ

Xie also highlighted implementation of climate policies as part of ETS & "1+N" policy framework
BUT worth highlighting at this point that China's current climate targets are NOT in line with the Paris Agreement & need strengthening bit.ly/2vHmjRE

🇨🇳again called on developed countries to step up their NDCs & deliver on climate finance, including adaptation but didn't mention #LossAndDamage which is of key concern to other #G77 countries & which Xie mentioned in an event on Sunday bit.ly/3UqwAer

🇨🇳 highlighted the current multi-crises environment and the importance of multilateralism & cooperation. Xie urged to uphold the principles of the #UNFCCC & implementing climate action - something we have seen also in a recent climate White Paper
More here bit.ly/3fSHRoH

Xie reiterated 🇨🇳 efforts on green transition as "great contribution to the world"
🔋1,100bn installed renewable energy capacity (incl hydro)
☀️85% of PV production
🚗50% share of global EVs & 🇨🇳 electric buses in many countries
🌲pledge to plant 70bn trees in next decade

In another event, Xie confirmed that China's 2060 carbon neutrality target also includes methane

https://twitter.com/byfordt/status/1590052669019721728?s=20&t=QPuK-DRPEWumJ9YUXXn5cQ

Full speech by Xie here: