Beijing and Washington agreed to share technology to reduce emissions. Both sides recognize that there is a gap between efforts taken globally to reduce climate pollution and the goals of the Paris deal, Xie said. “So we will jointly strengthen climate action and cooperation with respect to our respective national situations,” he said. “While this is not a gamechanger in the way the 2014 US-China climate deal was, in many ways it’s just as much of a step forward given the geopolitical state of the relationship,” said Thom Woodroofe, an expert in U.S.-China climate talks. The declaration also said China will “make best efforts to accelerate” its plans to reduce coal consumption in the second half of this decade.

Source: CNN November 10, 2021 19:22 UTC