EU Praises Efforts to 'Fight Global Warming '

The European Union yesterday praised China's efforts to fight climate change despite having diverging views from Beijing over a post-Koyto Protocol structure.

China is very committed to fighting climate change, reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emission and improving energy efficiency, the chairman of European Parliament's Temporary Committee on Climate Change, Guido Sacconi, said at a news conference in Beijing.

His remarks came on the last day of his three-day visit to China during which he met with senior officials involved in devising policies to fight climate change and enforce them.

China acknowledges the importance of cooperating with industrialized countries on technology and technology transfer, as well as the need for financial assistance in these fields, he said. The EU and China will continue cooperating closely on the issue.