US ‘Seriously Obstructs’ Climate Fight, Says China

US President Donald Trump speaks during a press conference in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House on September 16, 2020, in Washington, DC. MANDEL NGAN / AFP
File photo: US President Donald Trump speaks during a press conference in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House on September 16, 2020, in Washington, DC. MANDEL NGAN / AFP

 

The United States “seriously obstructs” the battle to control global emissions, China’s foreign ministry said Wednesday, as Beijing tries to occupy the high ground over the environment.

By pulling out of international agreements to moderate carbon emissions, the US has failed in “its duty to restrict the amount of emissions, and refuses to take minimum action to protect the earth,” foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said in a statement.

AFP

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