China Rejects Trump Climate Position
In rare move, China criticizes Trump plan to exit climate change pact
Sue-Lin Wong, November 1, 2016 (Reuters)
“…[In a rare comment on a foreign election,] China rejected a plan by U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump to back out of a global climate change pact, saying a wise political leader should make policy in line with global trends…The world is moving towards balancing environmental protection and economic growth, China's top climate change negotiator told reporters, in response to a query on how China would work with a Trump administration on climate change…[Rejecting the Paris Agreement, a global accord negotiated by nearly 200 governments to battle climate change, will cost Trump support,] Xie Zhenhua said…Chinese officials are often hesitant to weigh in on foreign elections, although they will defend Chinese policies when attacked in candidates' policy platforms…[China will] launch a national carbon trading scheme in 2017…” click here for more
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