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US, China promise more climate action, leaving Australia further isolated April 19, 2021 0 1 The United States and China have issued a joint statement saying they are “firmly committed” to cooperating on tackling climate change, in a hopeful sign deteriorating relations between the two powers will not hamper global efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The statement, released late Sunday and signed by US climate envoy John Kerry and Chinese climate envoy Xie Zhenhua, follows days of intensive talks in Shanghai. It contains no hard details or targets, but reaffirms each country’s commitment to the Paris Agreement, tentatively setting...
