BEIJING (AP)
— The United States and China pledged Wednesday to take ambitious action to
limit greenhouse gases, aiming to inject fresh momentum into the global fight
against climate change ahead of high-stakes climate negotiations next year.
President Barack
Obama announced that the U.S. would move much faster in cutting its levels of
pollution. Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed to cap China's emissions in the
future — a striking, unprecedented move by a nation that has been reluctant to
box itself in on global warming.
"This is
a major milestone in the U.S.-China relationship," Obama said, with Xi at
his side. "It shows what's possible when we work together on an urgent
global challenge." The unexpected
declaration from the world's two largest polluters, unveiled on the last day of
Obama's trip to China, reflected both nations' desire to display a united front
that could blunt arguments from developing countries, which have balked at
demands that they get serious about global warming. Yet it was unclear how
feasible it would be for either country to meet their goals, and Obama's pledge
was sure to confront tough opposition from ascendant Republicans in Congress.
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