If Chinese consumer incomes were as high as those in Qatar, and the prices of cars and gasoline were as affordable as they are here in its capital city, I have no doubt we would have even more large SUVs on our roads in China.
There is no rich-poor divide in emissions obligations, according to one wealthy country responsible for huge greenhouse gases emissions that has yet to sign on to make binding cuts.
The Doha conference is barely halfway through, but it has become abundantly clear already that a resolution on any key issue is unlikely to transpire.
The annual theatrics of the climate change conference has entered the second half of its intense but, by all accounts, futile negotiation process in Doha.
This is the first time that the UN climate change conference has been held in a Gulf country.
The recent economic slowdown of the world's second-largest economy has raised global concerns, though its growth still keeps a relatively fast pace of about 7.5 percent.
NGOs should fully play their roles in promoting climate negotiations in Doha, China's chief climate change negotiator said.
The frequent stories about smog in China are covering up a development going on relatively unnoticed ... the rise of China as the clean-energy giant.
All countries, especially the developed ones, should fulfill their responsibilities to fight climate change.
After nearly two weeks of stalled progress at the UN climate change conference, a young American attracted high attention by calling for "a real, science-based climate treaty"
The second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol remains the top priority of the United Nations climate conference in Durban, South Africa.
The Africa Development Bank (AfDB) Climate Change boss said Monday that the Green Climate Fund should be launched in the Durban climate conference.