The European Union and China are questioning each other's commitment to fighting climate change, following the failure of climate talks by the Group of 20 (G20) last week.
At the end of last week's negotiations in Bali, Indonesia, the 20 governments failed to agree a joint communique on climate change. Diplomatic sources had said some countries, including China, were unhappy with language that had already been agreed and enshrined in past deals.
China is responsible for about 30% of annual emissions, making it the world's biggest emitter today while the United States is second and the EU third. The United States, however, is the biggest emitter historically. "As a developing country itself, China has always stood by the vast number of developing countries and firmly safeguarded their common interests," a spokesperson from the Chinese ministry said.
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