Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney addresses the Council on Foreign Relations think tank in New York on September 22, 2025. Screenshot from video released by the Council on Foreign Relations

China is "very sincere and engaged" on climate change because it's "a country run by engineers," Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said as he addressed the Council on Foreign Relations think tank in New York on Monday before attending the UN General Assembly, The Canadian Press reported.

"This is a country run by engineers. This is a country that understands a lot of the engineering solutions to issues around emission. They've happened to have built real competitive advantage in a number of these areas as well," Carney said, according to a video released by the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) on Monday.

The prime minister said there's "almost a standing offer" from China to partner on climate change, as reported by The Canadian Press. He added that "there's an opportunity to engage," according to the video.

However, Carney noted that "the US can choose - could choose that lane very easily, but probably at the moment that's not where the engagement will be," according to CFR.

"One of the things that we can improve on … with respect to China is being clearer about where we engage," Carney said during his address.

Carney said that Canada could "engage deeply" with China on energy and basic manufacturing, while sorting out "where are there guardrails and what should just be left off to the side," per The Canadian Press.

Canada has partnered with China on environmental issues in the past and co-hosted with China a UN conference on biodiversity in 2022, the report said.

China's Ministry of Commerce previously announced on August 12 the preliminary ruling on its anti-dumping investigation into imports of rape or colza seeds originating from Canada. Shortly thereafter, in early September, Scott Moe, premier of the major grain-growing Canadian province of Saskatchewan, led a delegation to China for talks to persuade Beijing to drop new tariffs, Reuters reported.

Global Times