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Secret deal tackle emissions ushers in a new era in fight against global warming
2014-11-12 21:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Independent: The battle to save the world from the ravages of climate change was given an unprecedented boost today as the US and China joined forces to announce secretly negotiated and radical actions to combat global warming. The move will see both countries which between them emit 44 per cent of the worlds CO2 make unprecedented commitments to cut their carbon emissions. It was hailed by climate experts as the start of a new era of ambitious emissions targets because it should encourage other countries,...
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...
U.S., China Set New Goals for CO2 Emissions Cuts
2014-11-12 18:09:39| ENR.com: Headline News
U.S. part of the plan faces fierce opposition from congressional Republicans, who gained more clout in Nov. 4 elections.
U.S. and China Announce Historic Emissions Reduction Pledges
2014-11-12 18:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Yale Environment 360: In what could prove to be a momentum-setting piece of diplomacy, the United States and China which together account for a third of the planet's greenhouse gas emissions jointly announced plans to pursue significant cuts in those emissions over the coming 10 to 15 years. Among the details of the joint pledges, unveiled as part of meetings this week between Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Barack Obama in Beijing, were commitments from the U.S. to cut its CO2 emissions by between...
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China, U.S. agree limits on emissions, but experts see little new
2014-11-12 13:52:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: China and the United States agreed on Wednesday to new limits on carbon emissions starting in 2025, but the pledge by the world's two biggest polluters appears to be more politically significant than substantive. As China's President Xi Jinping agreed to a date for peak CO2 emissions for the first time and also promised to raise the share of zero-carbon energy to 20 percent of the country's total, President Barack Obama said the United States would cut its own emissions by more than a quarter...
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