China's textile industry, a sector that provides jobs to over 27.15 million people in both production and sales, will deploy more resources in green technology and sustainable development to tackle climate change, a senior industry official said.

The future fourth industrial revolution will be based on green technologies plus artificial intelligence. The green industrial revolution means manufacturers can solve issues such as new energy and recycled materials via technological innovations and sustainable productivity development, said Sun Ruizhe, president of the China National Textile and Apparel Council.

The council officially signed a document with the UN Convention on Climate Change to actively lead the voice of global climate governance in the fashion industry in 2018, and launched the Climate Innovation 2030 action in 2019.

Mr. Sun led a delegation to participate in the 25th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Madrid in December, with participants from about 200 countries and regions.

The conference is an arm of the United Nations that is responsible for implementing the Paris Agreement and UNFCCC. Notably, under the 2015 Paris Agreement, participating nations pledged to keep the global temperature rise between 1.5-2 degrees Celsius from 2005 levels.