Prime Minister Gordon Brown's visit to China switches to environmental issues
Saturday, as he seeks to boost co-operation between the two nations on tackling
climate change, senior Downing Street officials said.
In a Statment From
Gordon Brown
"It is an urgent, complex issue that demands a
comprehensive global and national response. China is as committed as Britain to
achieving this.
"Only by acting now and working together to cut global
greenhouse gas emissions can we leave the world a healthier and safer place for
future generations.
"Neither the UK nor China has any choice but to meet
this challenge."
China -- on course to becoming the world's largest
emitter of greenhouse gases -- opposes signing up to internationally agreed
reductions and is instead pushing for more help from richer nations in creating
"green" energy
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China is the world's leading country in population and also in greenhouse emisions. China is headed in a new direction as far as trying to team up with Great Britain to help control its emisions and help preserve the environment.
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