The Chinese delegation, representing major industrializing nations, requested the COP29 agenda to discuss unilateral trade measures, complicating negotiations at the climate summit.
China's move targets the EU's planned laws imposing fees on imports with high climate costs, raising concerns and potentially prolonging discussions at COP29.
E.U. officials argue trade issues should be discussed at the WTO, emphasizing the need to balance climate commitments with international trade standards.
The COP29 agenda requires consensus, meaning any new discussion items, like China's trade request, risk delaying critical resolutions aimed at climate objectives.
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