Hollande referred to the climate change summit held in 2009 in the Danish capital, which ended in a resounding failure due to an agreement, among other things, to opposition from a group of "developing countries and not be achieved Emerging who said they could not take the consequences of that were not responsible, "he recalled.
French President Francois Hollande, believes that China must exercise a leadership role in the climate change summit starting in Paris later this month, a role that fits to both international and domestic plans of the Asian power.
Visiting China since Monday, Hollande said today in a press conference that his trip "has been devoted to the climate issue", a few weeks after starting in the capital gala summit on climate change (cop21) next November 30, Efe reported.
Focused squarely on the preparations for the conference, President of the host country these days has focused on ensuring that the second largest economy, the largest emitter of greenhouse gases on the planet, is fully committed to the cause.
"The fact that China assume its responsibilities and obligations is a way to convince other countries to get involved in the Paris conference" Hollande said in Beijing today, after yesterday announced his counterpart Xi Jinping a joint statement laying the basis for a possible agreement in Paris.
Optimistic but without losing cautious about the chances of getting a global agreement, Hollande used the declaration, which states that any text is legally binding and that national commitments are revised upwards every five years, as one of the signs that "China It has been fully committed. "
Asked what he expected from the Asian country at the conference, with the participation of 193 countries and Xi Hollande confirmed that attend from the start, the French leader stressed that the Asian power "has great influence on developing countries", and He added: "We all agree in Copenhagen".
Hollande referred to the climate change summit held in 2009 in the Danish capital, which ended in a resounding failure due to an agreement, among other things, to opposition from a group of "developing countries and not be achieved Emerging who said they could not take the consequences of that were not responsible, "he recalled.
So China did not accept that emissions cuts were binding, a radical change from its current stance that is reflected in the declaration with France, which emphasizes the goal that global warming does not exceed 2 degrees Celsius this century, while until now it not expected a lower figure to 2.7 degrees.
An international leadership that the Asian power and began to take last year with the US to announce a historic agreement whereby China committed to their emission levels reached their peak in 2030, and finished last month when it announced that in 2017 will launch a nationwide cap-and-sale rights emissions.
This system, called "cap and trade" in English, is a method of sale of allowances to punish the most polluting and also compensate the most compliant companies.
The French president said that French companies are open to collaborate in this transition and also endorsed today the possible entry of Chinese capital in the French nuclear giant Areva as part of a recapitalization of the company in which the French state will participate.
Hollande, who traveled this afternoon to South Korea after concluding his visit to China, where he traveled accompanied by a five-ministers, 23 personalities from different fields and 50 businessmen delegation, remarked that "as permanent members (China and France) Council Security of the UN, we intervene on the big issues. "
"And the weather is the big issue, because it is what will determine and decide the quality of life."