Ministry of Commerce spokesman: Resolute opposition to the use of carbon tariffs to restrict trade development

December 9, in the Danish capital of Copenhagen on the streets of a huge balloon printed with "this equivalent to a ton of carbon dioxide emissions," warning people not to increase carbon dioxide emissions, the burden on the Earth. The United Nations Climate Change Conference is being held in Copenhagen.　　Xinhua News Agency (Linmiao) Xinhua Beijing, December 16 (reporter Tetrarch) China Ministry of Commerce spokesman Yao Jian 16th, said decisively against the use of carbon tariffs measures to restrict trade development.　　In a regular press conference, Yao said that some international organizations and individuals proposed to use the border restrictions on carbon tariffs, ignoring the developing countries and developed countries at different stages of development, in the history of the responsibilities and obligations are not the same, the Ministry of Commerce resolutely opposed. Yao said that in recent years, the Ministry of Commerce in International trade and economic cooperation in the early recognition of environmental protection, energy conservation and emission reduction issues, has taken a series of measures, such as in the economic cooperation with Japan, the European Union and other countries to focus on environmental protection, energy conservation and other projects to attract foreign investment, technology, in trade restrictions on "　　Products export. He said that as the Chinese Government further promote the adjustment of industrial structure, the Ministry of Commerce will actively cooperate with the national policy of energy saving and emission reduction, coping with weather change and developing green economy.