China-France climate pact

CHINESE President Hu Jintao, right, and his French counterpart Nicolas Sarkozy, yesterday oversaw the signing of a bilateral pact on the fight against climate change.

China and France “recognise the impact of climate change for the survival and development of humanity, and recognise the importance and the urgency to fight against climate change, and to put in place sustainable development”, said the agreement.

The two countries will strengthen cooperation on a variety of climate change-related environmental issues, including biodiversity, desertification and pollution.