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!

The #COP27 Leaders Summit has officially started!

Major areas @E3G are looking out for
➡️Willingness for a deal on #LossAndDamage
➡️Plans to tackle emission reduction gap
➡️Action on global financial architecture revamp #Bridgetown #JETP

Follow 👇 below thread for live updates UNSG @antonioguterres called for a historic Climate Solidarity Pact between developed and developing countries 🌍
"We are on a highway to climate hell with our foot on the accelerator. Humanity is faced with a choice: cooperate or perish. Those who give up are sure to lose."

This week’s #IPCCReport reiterated that there’s simply no room for new #fossilfuel infrastructure if we’re to keep warming below 1.5C. New guidance by #China's state planner sheds light on 🇨🇳 pledge to stop building #coal projects overseas🧵
@oykusenlen @leonickroberts @byfordt Latest data suggests countries outside 🇨🇳 are considering over 124GW new #coal power projects,much of which was expected to rely on 🇨🇳 public finance. Since Xi’s announcement at #UNGA 2021, the lack of clarity or follow-up has created some confusion bit.ly/3uYf0TA