The European Union and China: decarbonising together?
23 October 2022

The European Union and China: decarbonising together?

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Pascal Lamy reflects on the prospects of collaboration between the EU and China in the fight against climate change. He argues that the two should put aside their geopolitical frictions and try to collaborate by concretely engaging in 6 areas: Emission Trading Scheme, Trade, Technology, Finance, Oceans and Deforestation.

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Pascal Lamy

Pascal Lamy

Vice-President EJD

The European Union and China: decarbonising together?

In view of the upcoming COP27 in Egypt, Pascal Lamy analyses where the EU and China stand on their paths to decarbonisation. Theformer Director-General of the World Trade Organisation explains why - in spite of persisting divergences,he believes Brussels and Beijing should and could tighten their cooperation in this crucial endeavour. PascalLamy identifies 6 key areas where more EU-China cooperation is needed: Emission Trading Scheme, Trade, Technology, Finance, Oceans and Deforestation. Notwithstanding the looming geopolitical rivalries, this blog post argues that, by starting to work together on these 6 areas, the EU and China can step uptheir impact and better deliver for the climate.

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