New climate financing goal expected

Beijing eyes more collaboration with Global South to help developing nations

China will collaborate with other Global South countries at an upcoming conference to push for a new, ambitious climate financing goal from developed nations that can adequately support climate actions in developing countries.

Formerly known as the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, COP29 is slated to be held in Baku, Azerbaijan, from Nov 11 to 22.

Xia Yingxian, director of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment's Department of Climate Change, made the remarks at a news conference organized by the State Council Information Office in Beijing on Friday.