Verkooijen: 鈥淣o solution without China and the US鈥�
The CEO of the Global Center on Adaptation says the world鈥檚 largest emitters have to come together
Head of the Global Center on Adaptation Patrick Verkooijen said that China, despite continuing to build coal-fired plants, is also struggling with de-carbonising its economy: 鈥淎t the same time, they鈥檙e investing heavily in renewables, wind power and solar power, and that鈥檚 exactly the direction of travel.鈥�
China is the second biggest economy in the world and responsible for around a third of the world鈥檚 greenhouse gas emissions.
Speaking to HARDtalk鈥檚 Stephen Sackur, Verkooijen said that China 鈥榥eeds to do more and have more ambition鈥�, but that need for an increased determination applies to all nations in the world.
He also added that while the world is identifying its priority areas in dealing with the climate emergency, 鈥榗limate adaptation should be front and centre鈥�.
The Global Centre on Adaptation is an international organisation hosted by the Netherlands and working as a solutions broker to help the world鈥檚 poorest countries practically adapt to the impacts of climate change. Scientific projections indicate temperatures will continue to rise in the coming decades, irrespective of net zero efforts.
