China News Service, Marrakech, November 13 (Reporter Yu Yu, Li Xiaoyu) It is still unknown what Trump will do to the United States and the global response to the climate change process. Li Junfeng, director of the China National Center for Climate Change Strategy Research and International Cooperation, said in an interview with reporters during the Marrakech climate conference on the 13th that after Trump entered the White House, the United States is responding to climate change, energy policy and climate negotiations. It will be more pragmatic, which may be beneficial to the better integration of Sino-US policies.
From denying climate warming, threatening to withdraw from the Paris Agreement after the election, to stop all financial support from the United States for the United Nations climate warming project; to claim to abolish a series of environmental and energy regulations to "save" the coal industry, think of new energy and Renewable energy is "very expensive." Trump’s remarks during the election led to special attention to the future climate policy and energy policy of the United States.
Li Junfeng believes that in the context of coping with climate change has become a global consensus, what is really needed now is to put into action, rather than "just say nothing." Compared with the Democratic Party, the Republican Party’s style of governance is more pragmatic. In fact, it was during the Republican administration (with President Bush’s term) that both US coal consumption and greenhouse gas emissions peaked.
In Li Junfeng's view, a major feature of Republican Trump is "less talk and more." The attitudes during the campaign and the actual practices after the election may not be exactly the same. After the new president takes office, he may not explicitly mention "international cooperation in dealing with climate change", but will start from other aspects such as the "Belt and Road" construction, "actually solve the same problem."
Li Junfeng said that considering the recent shale gas revolution, new energy and renewable energy development, the United States has moved towards energy independence, increased employment, brought tangible benefits to the US economy, and maintained stability in the Middle East. Need, Trump "will not make fundamental changes in this regard", energy policy is expected to be more stable and pragmatic, new energy and renewable energy development will continue to increase.
Climate negotiations may also be more pragmatic. In recent years, in the process of global response to climate change, especially the signing and entry into force of the Paris Agreement, China and the United States have played a key role and acted as a “pioneerâ€. Regarding whether Trump’s election as president of the United States will have a negative impact on climate negotiations, Li Junfeng pointed out that the position of US negotiators to safeguard their national interests will not change because of the president’s change of people. “Not only will it not be serious, but it will be more serious.†.
"From Trump, the US climate policy will turn to pragmatic," Li Junfeng said, and global climate governance may also evolve in a more pragmatic direction.
He reminded that under this circumstance, China should be prepared to adjust its policies in a timely manner, coordinate domestic and foreign actions to deal with climate change, co-ordinate diplomacy and international cooperation on climate change, and pragmatically develop major power relations, and actively play a role in tackling climate change. And leadership in the field of global governance. (Finish)
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