Liu Zhenmin

Following the withdrawal of the USA from international climate negotiations, Liu Zhenmin has taken on an even more important role as China's chief negotiator. As a career diplomat, Liu advised UN Secretary-General António Guterres on development and climate issues and helped negotiate the Paris climate agreement alongside his predecessor Xie Zhenhua. Now that China has presented a rather weak new NDC, the focus is on how and whether the People's Republic will participate in international climate financing instruments such as the Baku to Belém Roadmap or the Tropical Forests Forever Facility.(To the portrait)