On 1 September, Ambassador Zheng Zeguang met with Alok Sharma, UK President designate for the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 26), and had an in-depth discussion with him on his upcoming visit to China and China-UK cooperation in areas including response to climate change and action on biodiversity.

The two sides agreed that COP15, the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity, to be hosted by China in October and COP26 to be hosted by the UK in November are two important events in global ecological conservation and environmental governance. China and the UK should increase communication, coordination and mutual support and work with all parties to achieve positive outcomes at the two conferences. The two countries should also encourage their companies to step up practical cooperation at the bilateral level and in third countries in areas such as new energy and green finance.