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KATOWICE, Poland, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) – Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore on Thursday hailed China's leadership in tackling climate change, saying that China is "one of the few countries on track to meet its Paris commitment."

Gore, founder and chairman of The Climate Reality Project, a climate change advocacy group, said China has already exceeded some of its own targets on renewables.

China has become "a global leader in financing renewable energy," having accounted for 40 percent of global clean energy investment in calendar year 2017, Gore noted.

The former U.S. vice president, now one of the world's most prominent climate activists, made the remarks at a side event at the ongoing Conference of the Parties (COP24) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in Katowice, Poland.

The two-week conference, which runs until Friday, aims to finalize the implementation guidelines of the landmark 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change and provide clarity on how to carry out the accord fairly for all participating countries