{"id":1032,"date":"2017-05-15T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-05-15T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/master.k8s.p4.greenpeace.org\/eastasia\/aboutus\/1032\/belt-and-road-participants-call-for-full-implementation-of-paris-agreement\/"},"modified":"2019-11-19T23:08:50","modified_gmt":"2019-11-20T07:08:50","slug":"belt-and-road-participants-call-for-full-implementation-of-paris-agreement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/eastasia\/press\/1032\/belt-and-road-participants-call-for-full-implementation-of-paris-agreement\/","title":{"rendered":"Belt and Road participants call for full implementation of Paris Agreement"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Beijing, 15 May 2017 \u2014 Participants in China\u2019s Belt and Road initiative have called on all parties that ratified the Paris Agreement to implement it in full, as part of a communique to be released following China\u2019s Belt and Road forum. The document comes as top aides of US President Donald Trump clash over whether to quit the landmark climate accord.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>In reaction to the communique, Li Shuo, climate policy advisor at Greenpeace East Asia, said:<\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cAs the Trump administration ponders its approach to the Paris Agreement, the signal from Beijing should be clearly noted. While China is taking an active stance on the global stage, a move to weaken the global climate regime will alienate the US. It will also harm the delicate bilateral relationship between Beijing and Washington.\u201d<\/p>\n\n<p>The communique represents China\u2019s latest effort to take on a larger climate leadership role. Last Tuesday, Chinese President Xi Jinping vowed to defend the Paris Agreement during a phone call with French President-elect Emmanuel Macron [2]. In January, Xi urged Trump to remain in the agreement during a speech at the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos [3].<\/p>\n\n<p>Last Friday, Greenpeace released a statement calling for environmental accountability to be prioritized within China\u2019s Belt and Road initiative [4].<\/p>\n\n<p>The statement urged that environmental impact assessments be integrated into the Belt and Road initiative, that a wide range of stakeholders be included in the design of the evaluation process and that companies with poor environmental records abroad be named within China.<\/p>\n<div><br class=\"kix-line-break\" \/><br class=\"kix-line-break\" \/>Notes to editor:<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>[1]<a href=\"http:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2017\/05\/09\/politics\/trump-paris-climate-agreement-decision\/\">http:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2017\/05\/09\/politics\/trump-paris-climate-agreement-decision\/<br class=\"kix-line-break\" \/><\/a>[2]<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-asia-china-39861589\">http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-asia-china-39861589<br \/><\/a>[3]<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2017-01-16\/climate-experts-see-xi-touting-clean-energy-leadership-at-davos\">https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2017-01-16\/climate-experts-see-xi-touting-clean-energy-leadership-at-davos<br \/><\/a>[4]<a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/eastasia\/press\/releases\/others\/2017-\/Sustainability-should-be-priority-for-Chinas-Belt-and-Road--Greenpeace\/\">http:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/eastasia\/press\/releases\/others\/2017-\/Sustainability-should-be-priority-for-Chinas-Belt-and-Road\u2013Greenpeace\/<\/a><br \/><br class=\"kix-line-break\" \/>Media contacts:<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Erin Newport, International Communications Officer<br \/>Greenpeace East Asia, Beijing | +86 18301149704 | <a href=\"mailto:erin.newport@greenpeace.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">erin.newport@greenpeace.org<\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\ndocument.write(dc('Eoi_1', 'BA_DD_C8_D5_94_DF_D9_DB_DF_CA_D4_DF_DF_C8_DD_FA_CE_C8_D5_CA_CD_DF_D4_94_D4_D3_C8_DF'));\/\/--><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-9a14da01-0bd9-04f4-7bbd-43f96dd357ee\">Greenpeace International Press Desk, <a href=\"mailto:pressdesk.int@greenpeace.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pressdesk.int@greenpeace.org<\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\ndocument.write(dc('Eoi_2', '46_21_34_29_68_23_25_27_23_36_28_23_23_34_21_06_32_28_2F_68_2D_35_23_22_35_35_23_34_36'));\/\/--><\/script>, phone: +31 (0) 20 718 2470 (available 24 hours)<br class=\"kix-line-break\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div>\n\tBeijing, 15 May 2017 &#8212; Participants in China\u2019s Belt and Road initiative have called on all parties that ratified the Paris Agreement to implement it in full, as part of a communique to be released following China\u2019s Belt and Road forum. 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