比利時前首相伊夫·萊特姆 (Yves Leterme) 日前做客中國觀察智庫與中國日報新媒體聯合推出的訪談節目《連線·全球政要訪談》，對近年來中國為實現碳中和而進行的綠色轉型努力表示肯定。他指出，在應對全球氣候變化方面，中國已承擔起大國責任，成為新能源開發利用領域的領軍者。其他國家也應摒棄保護主義政策，擴大開放合作，共同應對挑戰。

　　//記者：當前，中國正在走綠色發展道路，追求高質量發展，傳統產業轉型升級已成為當務之急。這也需要實行高水平開放，與世界各國開展合作共贏。我們想了解您對中國在經濟和國際交流方面致力于綠色發展的看法。//

　　伊夫·萊特姆：

　　我認為綠色發展這一問題十分關鍵。如今，氣候變化、環境問題，核不擴散等等全球挑戰都不會限于一國邊界之內。因此，要應對全球問題，各國除了合作別無選擇。這是關乎全人類生死存亡的大事。

　　I think it's a key question you raise, of course, climate change, environmental issues, or proliferation, global challenges. These challenges don't take into account borders, so there is no alternative than to cooperate. It's about survival of mankind.

　　就中國而言，我認為你們已經制定了正確的路線圖——《新時代的中國綠色發展》白皮書。

　　In terms of China, I think that the communication by the State Council in January put forward the right agenda — China's Green Development in the New Era with different chapters. I think that's the right roadmap.

　　我想作為一個外界人士談談對白皮書的看法。我認為白皮書的發布正當其時，為重工業轉型指出了方向。中國目前是世界第二工業強國，正在朝著第一邁進，終有一天將取得領先地位。因此，中國作為一個領先經濟體，關鍵在于要給予生產模式轉型充分的重視——中國有這個能力。

　　And I would like to underline a couple of features of that roadmap that I think we perceive from the outside. That’s quite essential. It's about transforming the heavy industry. China is to become the biggest industrial power in the world. It is now the second one, but will be leading. And so to have sufficient focus on transforming production processes is really key. You have the capacities. That's quite essential as a leading economy.