China lowers barrier to entry for global green transition: Former UN under-secretary-general

On October 24, 2026, in an interview with the People's Daily at the 2026 Global Governance Forum (Xiongan) in the Xiongan New Area, North China's Hebei Province, Erik Solheim, chair of the Europe Asia Center, former UN under-secretary-general and executive director of UN Environment Programme (UNEP), said China has become indispensable to global green development, citing its role in making renewable energy more affordable and its efforts in nature conservation. (Produced by Li Yuanxin and interns Liu Xinru and Zhou Huiru)