廖文芳

Nov. 22—Climate change and environmental issues took center stage during Chinese Premier Wen Jiabaos address at a regional summit on Wednesday.

Wen, who was in Singapore attending the 3rd East Asia Summit, outlined Chinas views and position on climate change and its measures to tackle the problem.

The Chinese premier called climate a global issue and urged countries to work together to address the issue.

Developed countries should face up to their historical responsibilities, take the lead in cutting emissions and honor their commitment on technological transfer and financial aid to developing countries, he said.

Wen said climate change is “ultimately a development issue” and dismissed the notions of tackling climate change at the expense of economic growth or pursuing economic growth with no regard to climate change.

“We should pursue economic growth, social development and environmental protection in a coordinated and balanced way, and develop models of production and consumption compatible with sustainable development,” he said.

The “common but differentiated responsibilities” established by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change represent international consensus and all countries should uphold the Convention and its Kyoto Protocol as the basic framework for international cooperation, he said.

Given the decisive role technology plays in mitigating and adapting to climate change, the international community should increase financial input and information sharing and step up cooperation in research, development and innovation of technology, he said.

The Chinese premier said adaptation to climate change is of the greatest concerns to developing countries and it is a major part of the efforts to address climate change.

Developed countries should “actively help developing countries build capacity for adaptation and managing weather-related disasters,” Wen said.

China “has taken a number of policy measures to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions and has made important progress in this effort” and the Chinese government takes environmental protection as a basic state policy, he said.

China has set specific targets on greenhouse gas emission control to be met in 2010, including cutting energy intensity of GDP by 20 percent from the 2005 level and freezing industrial emissions of nitrous oxide at the 2005 level, he said.

“China will shoulder its due international responsibilities and obligations,” he added.

Wen also called on Chinas East Asian neighbors to join hands in addressing climate change and promoting harmonious, clean and sustainable development in East Asia.

At the end of the summit, Wen and leaders from Southeast Asian countries, South Korea, Japan, India, Australia and New Zealand signed the Singapore Declaration on Climate Change, Energy and the Environment.

11月22日星期三，中國總理溫家寶在東亞地區(qū)峰會上發(fā)表講話，重點談到了氣候變化和環(huán)境問題。

在新加坡召開的第三次東亞峰會上，溫家寶概述了中國在氣候變化和應對措施上的看法和立場。

溫總理稱，氣候問題是全球性的，他極力主張各國攜手合作來應對該問題。

他說，發(fā)達國家應該正視自己的歷史責任，帶頭減排；并要遵守承諾，履行對發(fā)展中國家進行技術轉讓和資金支持的承諾。

溫總理說，氣候變化“從根本上說是發(fā)展問題”，要摒棄以犧牲經(jīng)濟增長為代價來應對氣候變化的觀念，也不能無視氣候變化追求經(jīng)濟增長。

他說：“我們應該追求經(jīng)濟增長，社會發(fā)展和環(huán)境保護協(xié)調一致、平衡前進，應該建立協(xié)調可持續(xù)的生產(chǎn)和消費模式。”

他說，《聯(lián)合國氣候變化框架公約》所規(guī)定的“共同但有區(qū)別的責任”代表了國際共識，所有國家都應該把這個公約和《京都議定書》看成國際合作的基本框架。

他說，技術在減緩和適應氣候變化上起決定性作用，國際社會應該增加資金投入，擴大信息共享，并加強在技術研發(fā)和創(chuàng)新上的合作。

溫總理說，適應氣候變化是發(fā)展中國家最為關心的問題，也是應對氣候變化的重要組成部分。

他說，發(fā)達國家應該“積極幫助發(fā)展中國家使其具有適應變化以及應對天氣災難的能力?！敝袊耙呀?jīng)采取了大量政策性措施來減輕溫室氣體的排放，并取得重大進步”，而且，中國政府把環(huán)境保護定為基本國策。

“中國會肩負起適當?shù)膰H責任和義務，”他補充道。

溫家寶總理也號召中國的東亞鄰國齊心協(xié)力應對氣候變化，促進東亞的和諧、潔凈和可持續(xù)發(fā)展。

峰會最后，溫家寶和東南亞、韓國、日本、印度、澳大利亞和新西蘭領導人簽署了《氣候變化、能源和環(huán)境新加坡宣言》。