Since 2012, in order to fulfill the country’s objectives and tasks in addressing climate change during the 12th Five-Year Plan period, the Chinese government has been accelerating the development of major strategic research and planning and strengthening top-level design, and has taken a series of actions to address climate change, with positive results. China continues to play a positive and constructive role in international climate change negotiations and has pushed for positive outcomes and international dialogues and cooperation at the Doha Climate Change Conference, thereby making a significant contribution to addressing global climate change.
This annual report, China's Policies and Actions for Addressing Climate Change (2013), has been issued to enable all parties to fully understand China’s actions and policies on climate change, and to set out positive results achieved since 2012.