Climate change vows urged to be honored

Developed countries called to fulfill commitment supporting Third World

While vowing to maximize efforts in carbon emission reduction, China urged developed countries to close gaps in support committed to the Third World for their pre-2020 climate actions as delegates from almost 200 countries gather in Madrid for the United Nations climate change conference.

"The biggest problem in the current multilateral climate process is developed countries' lack of political will in offering support (to the developing countries)," said Lu Xinming, deputy director of climate change in China's Ministry of Ecology and Environment.

Developed countries had promised to provide $100 billion annually by 2020 for developing countries, a figure that was included in the landmark Paris agreement on climate change in 2015.