Ed Miliband accused the previous government of neglecting its failure to communicate with China in climate issues, as he traveled to Beijing in the first official climate meetings of the countries since 2017.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Energy and Net Zero was in Beijing to announce a new annual climate dialogue in the United Kingdom and China. The first summit in London will be held later this year. The Chinese Minister of Environment and Environment is expected to attend Huang Ronqio.
Miliband said the dialogue “is a basic start to put an end to what I call the previous strategy of neglect.” He said that the new annual summit represents a “strategy for committed participation”.
Dialogue will allow ministers and officials to exchange experiences in issues such as the energy market reform, carbon capture and storage, the goals of the local climate and other issues related to the transmission of clean energy. It will be the first regular dialogue to be held at the level of the Foreign Minister.
“The world is far from the path where we need to be” before the United Nations COP30 Climate Summit in Brazil in November. He said that in the first eight months as Minister of the State, he visited Brazil, India and China, which indicates that “Britain returned as a climate leader” on the world stage. UK Hoping for formation A new global axis in favor of climate work alongside China and developing countries, to face Donald Trump Abandoning green policies In the United States.
When asked about how Britain could show driving in sensitive areas of energy transmission in China, such as human rights, Miliband refused to provide details.
Activists have highlighted that approximately half of the world’s solar -class polysilicone, which is a crucial raw material for solar panels, comes from Xinjiang, a region in China where there is credibility Reports on forced work For Ouigor and other minorities through “surplus labor” programs in which workers are transferred to work in other parts of the country. China says work initiatives are voluntary and aim to address poverty.
Meliband said: “The issue of forced action is something that it has completely sparked and is a source of concern in the United Kingdom … I raised it with the Chinese hosts,” Miliband said. He said China “will play a really important role in solar production.”
The huge government investments in the solar energy industry mean that China dominates about 80 % of the total supply chain, with Western leaders concerned about increasing supply.
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Miliband also dealt with the issue of gradual disposal of coal in China. Despite the country’s significant rise in clean energy production, Beijing is still committed to coal, and has recently pledged to “increase coal production and supply it” to ensure energy security.
“It is clear that we want China and all countries in reality to stay away from fossil fuels,” said Miliband. He said he believed that the Chinese side “sees renewed energy as a regime” and fossil fuel as “basic backup.”
