As the 23rd session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 23) wound up Saturday in Bonn, Germany, China's special representative on climate change affairs, Xie Zhenhua, said that the dialogue on climate change, "while still not 100 percent satisfactory," did succeed in reflecting the concerns of all sides in a balanced manner and that he hoped developed countries would uphold their obligations in dealing with climate change.
Xie said that a balanced negotiation document had been worked out covering all related issues for implementing the Paris Agreement.
COP 23 also clarified plans for facilitative dialogues in 2018 and endorsed a number of arrangements to speed up implementation of pre-2020 climate actions to reduce CO2 emissions.
He went on to say the flexibility and constructive actions of the participating countries laid a solid foundation for completing negotiations on implementing the Paris Agreement on schedule.
"We hope that all sides adhere to the principles of equity, common but differentiated responsibilities, and their respective capabilities, and consider the actual conditions of each country while pushing negotiations on implementing the Paris Agreement," Xie said.
He said he also hoped that all sides would speed up ratification of the Doha Amendment that establishes the second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol, and that developed countries would continue to uphold their obligation to provide funds, technology and capacity-building to developing countries.
