Chapter 1164: Not only Do You Have to Do the Questions, You Also Have to Make Them

Faced with such a sudden turn of events, the American representative, who was very confident just now, was shocked on the spot.

In fact, about ten minutes ago, he had also doubted whether the Chinese had any tricks up their sleeves.

After all, the statement of emitting 1 billion tons of methane is too outrageous. Even if it is nonsense, it should be a relatively realistic number.

But after all, there was no preparation beforehand, so he could only launch a counterattack against the only obvious loophole left by the Chinese.

Unexpectedly, this seemingly loophole turned out to be a dead end.

Now he either admits that there is a problem with the point he just refuted, or admits that there is a problem with the carbon dioxide emission data released by his own company...

It is a dilemma.

"Cunning Chinese!"

His anger was burning in his heart, but he had to maintain a polite attitude on the surface-

The most basic logic of a quarrel is that whoever breaks the defense first loses.

Looking at the uncertain American representative in front of him, Zheng Guogang felt that he was clear-headed!

There must be a lack of teachers when there is a siege. This is the wisdom left by our ancestors.

Learn it, kid!

He picked up the cup and drank a sip of water leisurely, then lowered his head to slightly organize the speech in his hand.

There are about 30% of the content in the back, half of which are contingency plans for various situations, but there is no rush to continue firing.

Today's meeting only represents the official launch of the fourth assessment. There will be no results, so even if there is a big argument, it is just oral gymnastics.

What is really important is the last 15%.

That is China's new initiative to deal with climate issues.

Finally, after Zheng Guogang deliberately delayed for about a minute, the US side finally came up with a new excuse:

"The algorithm used by the Chinese side to invert the methane concentration with the signal intensity of the infrared spectrum and carbon dioxide as a reference has not been fully verified, and it is not a methane concentration measurement method recognized by the IPCC and my country's Environmental Protection Agency. Therefore, we cannot recognize the reliability of any data and conclusions related to it..."

"..."

Before he finished speaking, the entire conference hall was already filled with a happy atmosphere

This time, it was ruthless ridicule--

Although most people have not read the public report of the Chinese side in detail, it is even less likely to know what this "improved Levenberg-Marquardt method" is.

But since the Chinese dare to openly release the entire calculation and analysis process, it means that there is a high probability that there is no fatal error.

Otherwise, why don't you dare to show everyone the original satellite data related to carbon dioxide remote sensing?

As for the Americans' "disagreement with the reliability of data and conclusions"...

In the eyes of the old hands in the conference hall, unless you can give reasons for disagreement, this statement is closer to rolling around than refutation.

It is similar to the "rebound" or "I'll tell the teacher" of primary school students after a failed quarrel.

It is incompetent and furious.

Of course, the US delegation also knows that such a counterattack is really pale and powerless, but they can't think of any better way for a while, so they can only hold up their face and pretend nothing happened.

Anyway, if you calculate the time, it's almost time for China.

Besides, they have already hung up the banner of exemption from war, and the other party can't do stand-up comedy, right?

Don't say, it really can.

Zheng Guogang hasn't had enough fun at this moment, but he doesn't care about you.

Continue firing:

"In fact, as the US representative said, the annual emission of 1 billion tons of methane is indeed beyond common sense. Therefore, we have tried to reverse the entire inversion process, that is, to use the methane content in the atmosphere announced by the US as a reference to calculate the total amount of carbon dioxide emitted, so that we can get a number that is more in line with realistic factors."

In order to emphasize, he deliberately slowed down his speech when he said this:

"According to our calculations, the United States emitted a total of about 9.5 billion tons of carbon dioxide in 2003, not the 6.94 billion tons they announced, accounting for more than 35% of the total global emissions last year..."

This time, it is not just the US delegation that can't laugh.

The 1 billion tons of methane figure just now, any rational person will know that it is false as long as he analyzes it a little.

But the 9.5 billion tons of carbon dioxide does not sound outrageous at all.

On the other hand, in fact, everyone originally had the psychological expectation that the Americans would conceal the figures.

But no one thought that these old Bs could conceal so much...

You know, although everyone has their own little tricks in reducing emissions, for most countries, especially European and American countries, the consequences of climate warming are still real.

The extra 3 billion tons per year, if according to the Framework Convention on Climate Change, must be calculated into the carbon debt of all mankind.

At that time, it will undoubtedly add further burden to the already heavy task of emission reduction.

In this case, Zheng Guogang continued to add fuel to the fire:

"This figure is equivalent to an average of 30.8 tons of carbon dioxide emissions per American, even more than Saudi Arabia, which currently ranks first in the public list, and 6.3 times the world average..."

"In fact, this summer alone, the Taylor forest fire in Alaska released about 50 million tons of carbon dioxide, which is equivalent to the total net carbon dioxide absorbed by this forest in the past half century..."

"..."

Looking at the increasingly dark faces of the American and European representatives, Zheng Guogang knew that the fire was almost ready.

In the final analysis, whether it is Europe or the United States, at least for now, everyone is more cooperative than fighting.

It is impossible to really kill the situation completely.

Therefore, he changed the subject at the right time and his tone became more moderate:

"We are not saying this to really blame anyone, but just to refute the unwarranted accusations made by the United States before."

"The reason why our country sits in the IPCC meeting is to solve the climate problem, not to sabotage..."

After several rounds of full-fire output to put the opponent out of the fire, Zheng Guogang took the opportunity to seize the moral high ground with two sentences, and then continued:

"Therefore, I am making an initiative here."

"The impact of human activities on the earth's climate change has only become obvious since the Industrial Revolution. Therefore, when we discuss the emission reduction responsibilities of various countries, we cannot only consider the current situation or the past ten or twenty years, but should start from the mid-eighteenth century. Calculation begins. "

"Some countries have enjoyed sufficient development dividends in advance and have already caused damage to the environment. For fairness, this part of the responsibility should be borne by these countries themselves. Only after these historical issues have been calculated in detail, the remaining emission reduction responsibilities should be distributed by countries around the world. "

"At the same time, out of humanitarian principles and the most basic human rights considerations, people of all countries, regardless of race, skin color, and gender, should obtain equal emission rights, that is, the carbon emission ceiling that each country should obtain should be determined according to population size... On this basis, China, as a responsible major country, voluntarily reduces emissions by an additional 10% on this basis to set an example for countries around the world..."

"..."

This series of suggestions is the core strategy of the Chinese delegation this time.

In the past, it has always been others who set questions and we did them.

Now, it is our turn to set questions for others to do...