Guests pose for group photos when attending a dialogue session discussing the sustainable development of enterprises on the sidelines of the 28th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28) in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, Dec. 1, 2023. Leading Chinese and foreign enterprises Friday jointly urged industrial and commercial sectors worldwide to actively respond to the goals of the Paris Agreement and the action plans of the UN climate change conference.
They made the appeal at a dialogue session discussing the sustainable development of enterprises on the sidelines of COP28 in Dubai. (Xinhua)
DUBAI, Dec. 2 (Xinhua) -- Leading Chinese and foreign enterprises Friday jointly urged industrial and commercial sectors worldwide to actively respond to the goals of the Paris Agreement and the action plans of the UN climate change conference.
They made the appeal at a dialogue session discussing the sustainable development of enterprises on the sidelines of the 28th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28), which is taking place here in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates.
At the session, China's special envoy for climate change Xie Zhenhua said that as efforts to cope with climate change are unfolding, various new technologies and business modes would be created to foster a huge green market and unleash new and strong growth potential.
Saying climate change is both a challenge and an opportunity for enterprises, the envoy expressed the hope that enterprises will seize the opportunity and take active actions to decarbonize the industrial and supply chains and help with the global response to climate change.
At the session, 20 delegates elaborated on their enterprises' achievements in promoting carbon reduction, and shared relevant experience and new technologies. They also pledged more efforts to decarbonize the industrial sector and realize the sustainable development goals.
Participants in the dialogue achieved consensus and jointly launched an initiative to call on the global industrial and commercial sectors to actively respond to the Paris Agreement and COP28 action plans.
They called on all enterprises to establish sustainable development strategies for carbon neutrality, strengthen low-carbon innovation, develop related technologies, and improve awareness of climate change, as well as enhance the international exchange of carbon neutrality technologies. ■
Peter Bakker, president and CEO of World Business Council for Sustainable Development, speaks during a dialogue session discussing the sustainable development of enterprises on the sidelines of the 28th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28) in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, Dec. 1, 2023. Leading Chinese and foreign enterprises Friday jointly urged industrial and commercial sectors worldwide to actively respond to the goals of the Paris Agreement and the action plans of the UN climate change conference.
They made the appeal at a dialogue session discussing the sustainable development of enterprises on the sidelines of COP28 in Dubai. (Xinhua)
Lorenzo Simonelli, chairman and CEO of energy technology company Baker Hughes, speaks during a dialogue session discussing the sustainable development of enterprises on the sidelines of the 28th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28) in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, Dec. 1, 2023. Leading Chinese and foreign enterprises Friday jointly urged industrial and commercial sectors worldwide to actively respond to the goals of the Paris Agreement and the action plans of the UN climate change conference.
They made the appeal at a dialogue session discussing the sustainable development of enterprises on the sidelines of COP28 in Dubai. (Xinhua)
China's special envoy for climate change Xie Zhenhua speaks during a dialogue session discussing the sustainable development of enterprises on the sidelines of the 28th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28) in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, Dec. 1, 2023. Leading Chinese and foreign enterprises Friday jointly urged industrial and commercial sectors worldwide to actively respond to the goals of the Paris Agreement and the action plans of the UN climate change conference.
They made the appeal at a dialogue session discussing the sustainable development of enterprises on the sidelines of COP28 in Dubai. (Xinhua)
