(Durban, 5 December 2011) As the Chinese Government calls on rich countries to meet their existing commitments before a new climate treaty can be agreed and demonstrates the significant steps it has taken to reduce emissions and improve efficiency, ActionAid’s Climate Justice Co-ordinator Harjeet Singh says:
“China and other emerging economies are keen to do a deal, but won’t keep making concessions if rich countries don’t keep their climate promises”.
“China has shown more ambition on slashing its carbon emissions than most other countries”.
“It’s time for rich nations to end this blame game, and provide the money and green technology needed by poor countries to tackle climate change”.
ActionAid is an international poverty organisation working with poor people and governments in over 50 countries to tackle the impacts of climate change and hunger.
