Call for democratizing global climate governance

The just-concluded 25th China-EU Summit, which coincided with the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two sides, issued a joint statement on climate change, detailing the way forward as the world approaches the 10th anniversary of the Paris Agreement.

Climate change poses an unprecedented threat to all countries. As two major forces committed to building a multipolar world, China and the European Union have always called for global climate governance based on the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, the Kyoto Protocol and the Paris Agreement. Since "green" is the hallmark of China-EU cooperation, the two sides agree on climate action, ecological preservation and environmental protection.

In stark contrast to China and the EU, the United States has been taking unilateral actions detrimental to not only global climate governance but also the natural environment. For example, on July 4, the US passed the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act", which will undermine the country's energy transition as well as global climate cooperation. The bill deals another blow to the global fight against climate change, especially as the US has once again begun the process of withdrawing from the Paris Agreement — a reversal of the previous administration's decision to rejoin it.