Du Xiangwan, Director of the China Expert Panel on Climate Change, said at the COP21 climate conference that China's environment could no longer afford the price of pollution, following years of carbon-intensive development. The report also warned that a shift to renewable energy sources would be needed in order for global warming to be kept below 2°C.
Du Xiangwan, Director of the China Expert Panel on Climate Change, said at the COP21 climate conference that China's environment could no longer afford the price of pollution, following years of carbon-intensive development. Du explained that China will remain firm in its pursuit of a low-carbon path of development, by strengthening the country's research in renewable energy and low-carbon-intensive development.