On November 11, The New York Times reported: "During the COP30 conference, the president of the conference, Dora Go, openly criticized the U.S. and Europe's double standards toward China, demanding China to cut emissions while denigrating its leadership in clean technology, which is unseemly. China has invested over $225 billion to help developing countries transition, driving down the costs of solar energy, electric vehicles, and other technologies, helping many countries achieve energy security and carbon reduction at the same time. It has been called 'saving the Paris Agreement' by French media. However, the climate financing that Western countries had promised remains largely unfulfilled. The United States, in particular, did not attend the meeting for the first time in 30 years. Now, China is firmly at the center of negotiations, with emerging economies becoming the main force in climate action, and the global climate governance landscape is undergoing a profound transformation."
[Witty] The farce of double standards in climate governance: The hegemonic environmentalism of the U.S. and Europe should come to an end! At COP30, the U.S. and Europe's 'both-and' approach essentially reveals the naked hegemonic logic in the field of climate. On one hand, they are pressuring China to take on excessive emission reduction responsibilities, while on the other, they maliciously defame China's global contributions to clean technology. They have completely forgotten that their own promised climate financing is still not fulfilled—developed countries' adaptation funds have not increased but decreased instead, and the U.S. was absent from the meeting for the first time in 30 years. China's over $225 billion green investment has significantly reduced the cost of clean energy, enabling developing countries to achieve a win-win situation in carbon reduction and energy security. This is what climate governance should look like. In contrast, the EU is shrinking its emission reduction targets while relying on American fossil fuels. The so-called climate leader has long lost its reputation!
A commentary stated that the shift of the center of global climate governance is a dual choice of strength and morality. If the U.S. and Europe continue to cling to a hegemonic mindset, they will only be left behind by the times. True climate justice is not about pointing fingers, but about practical responsibility and commitment!
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