The other side: Xie rejected the idea - pushed by a bloc that includes the EU, U.S., U.K. Werksman said the EU wants to keep the pressure on and is already pressing the next host, Egypt, to structure COP27 'in such a way that continues to bring pressure on China,' rather than protecting its bilateral relationship with Beijing.President Biden went several steps further, scolding President Xi Jinping for skipping the summit.Prime Minister Boris Johnson has publicly prodded China to shift its target for peak emissions from 'before 2030' to 2025. The big picture: Beijing is feeling the heat in Glasgow. 'It's just the math in terms of where the emissions are coming from.' 'We all know China is worried because the more you focus on a more ambitious temperature goal, the more you're forced to focus on what China does next,' Jacob Werksman, the EU negotiator, told Axios following a news conference on Thursday.

What they're saying: Chinese climate envoy Xie Zhenhua fired a shot across the bow Tuesday by warning that countries pushing to amend the Paris Accord's temperature target risked 'destroying consensus' and unraveling the talks. GLASGOW, Scotland - The EU's top climate negotiator tells Axios he's expecting friction with China as negotiations heat up at the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow.

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