On the heels of US President-elect Donald Trump's campaign announcement that Washington will withdraw from the Paris climate change agreement if he becomes president, countries are looking to China to take the helm in leading the negotiations to implement the climate change treaty.

China, the world's largest carbon emitter, has not commented on the expectations that it should take over international talks on climate change and implement the Paris climate change accord..

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Beijing negotiators in Marrakech, Morocco have not made any statement except to offer some clues on how they will respond if President-elect Trump rejects the agreement.

US withdrawal

Chinese negotiators are currently in Marrakech, Morocco attending the annual international climate talks. They said that China will continue to implement measures domestically to reduce emissions and seek the cooperation of other countries to fight climate change.

Beijing and Washington, the world's two largest carbon emitters, entered into a pact under President Xi Jinping and President Barack Obama to press for a global treaty that would tackle climate change.

Trump, however, is reportedly seeking to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement as soon as possible.

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Climate change lobbyists and activists taking part in the climate summit in Morocco have pledged to push for the Paris climate change accord even without the participation of the US.

The global climate change deal signed last year calls for measures to be taken to control the rise in global temperature.

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, speaking at the sidelines of the Marrakech summit, urged Trump to make wise decisions in climate change issues saying that cleaner energy is the way to go especially in the global economy.

According to outgoing US envoy, Jonathan Pershing, many countries such as China, Mexico, Canada, Europe, and other smaller countries have promised to push for the implementation of the deal despite the absence of the US.

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