China, US announce agreement on climate crisis at COP26

Published:Dec 7, 202310:09
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"There is more agreement between the US and China than divergence, making it an area of huge potential for cooperation," China climate envoy Xie Zhenhua stated at a information convention. "The release of this joint statement shows again that cooperation is the only choice for both China and the United States. By working together our two countries can achieve many important things that are beneficial not only to our two countries but the world as a whole."
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Xie didn't commit China to the Global Methane Pledge, which has been spearheaded by the US and EU and obliges signatories to slash methane emissions by round a 3rd. Nor did he commit the nation to some other main worldwide agreements, saying China needed "differentiated" tasks. However, Xie did say China intends to develop its personal nationwide plan for methane. "In terms of methane the United States has announced ... [a methane] action plan, and China intends to develop a national plan on methane, and we will also encourage and enhance cooperation regarding methane measurement and mitigation," Xie stated.
He added the US and China are "committed to making our cooperation more concrete and pragmatic and build on institutions and mechanisms," and stated each international locations intend to determine a working group on enhancing climate motion within the 2020s.
Earlier within the day, the COP26 presidency printed a draft agreement for the summit. It consists of language that claims the world ought to be aiming to restrict international warming to 1.5 levels Celsius and acknowledges the position of fossil fuels within the climate crisis, which might be a primary for the annual summit.

Xie didn't immediately reply a query on whether or not China would help the COP26 draft agreement in its full type, although he earlier stated the nation was sticking to the objective of the Paris Agreement to comprise international warming to 2 levels, however ideally 1.5 levels. Chinese officers have stated for months they'd not help any change to the targets of the Paris Agreement on temperature rise.China, the world's largest coal client, didn't signal on to a press release at COP26 committing to phasing out using coal. The US and India additionally declined to signal on. The international locations are the world's three-biggest emitters and the largest customers of coal.A strained relationship between the US and China has hindered success at earlier international climate negotiations. The two nations restricted the success of the Kyoto Protocol, which preceded the 2015 Paris Agreement. China wasn't obliged to hitch as a growing nation and the US refused to signal on with out China.



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