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Chinese media welcomes climate deal with US
2014-11-13 17:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The US-China deal on carbon emissions received a broadly positive response in China in the media and from experts. While the Chinese press mostly carried news stories about the deal and not much analysis in comparison to the western press, it was was welcoming of a deal some described as historic. The Chinese state-run newspaper China Daily carried an editorial describing the goals announced by the US and China as exemplary. It said the China-US joint announcement on climate change was the...
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U.S.-China climate deal game changer for Prime Minister Harper
2014-11-13 02:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Globe and Mail: U.S. President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping have raised the stakes in the battle over global climate policy, and in doing so, are forcing the hand of Prime Minister Stephen Harper. In a deal signed on Wednesday in Beijing, the two leaders agreed to make greater efforts to rein in greenhouse gas emissions. The announcement is expected to generate momentum as nations prepare for the UN climate summit in Lima later this month with the goal of reaching an international agreement next...
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Secret talks and personal letter: how US-China climate deal was done
2014-11-12 23:11:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The climate deal announced on Wednesday between the worlds two biggest carbon polluters was struck after a personal letter from Barack Obama, and nine months of intensive diplomacy. But American and Chinese officials had been in search of an agreement through official meetings and back-channel negotiations since the days when George Bush was president. The plan unveiled in Beijing by Obama and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, commits the two countries to ambitious cuts to greenhouse gas...
US and China reach historic climate change deal, vow to cut emissions
2014-11-12 21:19:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
CNN: In a historic climate change deal, U.S. President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping announced both countries will curb their greenhouse gas emissions over the next two decades. Under the agreement, the United States would cut its 2005 level of carbon emissions by 26-28% before the year 2025. China would peak its carbon emissions by 2030 and will also aim to get 20% of its energy from zero-carbon emission sources by the same year. "As the world's two largest economies, energy consumers...
Landmark Chinese-US climate deal leaves the others no excuse
2014-11-12 20:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Independent: The carbon emissions deal between China and the US, struck secretly and announced suddenly, has transformed the dynamic of climate change politics. With the exception of the EU, which has led the way on tackling climate change, the attitude of most countries has tended to be if you dont, why should we? But now the worlds two greatest polluters the one most responsible for historical carbon emissions and the one currently making the greatest contribution have teamed up to pledge dramatic...
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