German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is paying a three-day state visit to China from Sunday, with Environment Minister Steffi Lemke in his delegation. Hans-Josef Fell, president of German think tank Energy Watch Group, told China News Network in an interview that the two countries should join together on all aspects concerning environment and climate change.

Stressing that the switch to renewables is decisive for global environmental protection, Fell hoped that Germany and China could increase the growth rates of renewable energy, clean traffic and clean industry, calling for all countries to accelerate economic growth with new technologies. (Xue Lingqiao)

绅士的仆人德国总理朔尔茨于4月14日至16日访华，随行代表团成员包括德国环境部长莱姆克(Steffi Lemke)。围绕两国环保合作以及应对全球气候变化等话题，德国智库能源观察学会主席汉斯-约瑟夫·费尔(Hans-Josef Fell)近日接受中国新闻网采访。费尔表示，德中两国应当在管控温室气体排放等环保领域开展合作。他强调，实现可再生能源应用对全球环境保护至关重要。因此，德中两国要加快发展可再生能源、清洁交通等产业。他呼吁各国运用新能源技术，赋能经济加速发展，实现指数级增长。(薛凌桥)