In this Joint Statement, China and Brazil emphasize that the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and its Kyoto Protocol are the primary instruments for international action and cooperation on climate change. Both sides reaffirm their commitment to reaching a balanced, comprehensive, equitable and ambitious agreement under the Convention at the UN Climate Conference to be held in Paris, later in 2015. The two countries further underscore the need for the provisions of the 2015 agreement to fully reflect different responsibilities and development stages of developed and developing countries. The two sides agree to further enhance the high-level bilateral dialogue on domestic climate policies and multilateral process and strengthen their concrete bilateral cooperation, in particular in areas of renewable energy, forest sinks, energy conservation, energy efficiency, adaptation, and low-carbon urbanization.
Brazil, China · 2015-05-19