A Canadian environmentalist has claimed that China ratified the Paris Climate Accord just for shows.

Patricia Adams, who has been involved in the Chinese environmental movement for many years, argues that China has not committed to anything else other than to cap its emissions by 2030.

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"At the moment, 90 percent of China's energy, transport and some industrial processes are produced with fossil fuels," she said.

"In many industrialized nations, they use 80 per cent fossil fuels for the same thing," Adams noted, adding that China is basically committing to try to get where the other industrialized countries are at the moment.

Adams, an economist and executive director of Probe International, believes that China is basically saying that it is business as usual.

Adams also acknowledged that China has committed to what she believes is the most renewable energy effort currently being undertaken in the world.

Moreover, she holds the opinion that it would not make much difference to energy utilization in China.

However, Professor Frank Jotzo from the Australian National University disagrees with Adam's sentiments that China will not meet its Paris Commitments.

"Coal use has already flattened in China, so we see a decoupling of economic growth from emissions intensity, and that's really what we are aiming for," Prof. Jotzo opines.

Adams has christened China's commitment to reversing global warming as 'green washing', saying that the country is simply trying to look good in the international arena.

On the other hand, Jotzo who has spent years helping China develop environmental friendly policies believes that the country is well on its way to meeting its obligations.

"China is genuine in its concerns to reduce carbon dioxide emissions," he said.

There have also been fears that the United States could try to pull out of the Paris Climate Agreement after Donald Trump's election to the White House.

These concerns led to France President Francois Hollande warning Trump that the US commitment to fighting climate change cannot be reversed.

"The Paris agreement is irreversible. No one can get out of it," Hollande said.

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