China’s top Cop26 delegate says it is taking ‘real action’ on climate targets

Xie Zhenhua claims country has concrete plans rather than paying lip service' to commitments

China has detailed and concrete plans on how to meet its climate commitments, and is pushing those plans forward vigorously, unlike some countries that are paying lip service" to their climate targets, the head of delegation for China at the Cop26 climate talks has said.

Xie Zhenhua, China's veteran chief official, said: President Xi [Jinping] announced recently on many multilateral occasions China's specific targets and concrete policies, measures and actions. We have a policy framework to ensure that we can achieve our climate target."