China and the United States are stepping up their climate change efforts, pledging a combined commitment to target not only carbon dioxide emissions but also methane and other greenhouse gases.
This pledge comes just days before a critical United Nations gathering, highlighting the importance of coordination between the world's two top greenhouse gas emitters. The declaration comes ahead of a conference between Presidents Joe Biden and Xi Jinping, showing a common commitment to resolving existing concerns in their diplomatic relationship.
Despite recent tensions over issues such as technology, Taiwan, and Russia's actions in Ukraine, both countries recognize their critical roles in addressing one of the most pressing concerns of our time: climate change. The Group of 20 nations' goal of tripling global renewable energy capacity by 2030 is reaffirmed by this common commitment.
Furthermore, the United States and China intend to renew discussions on energy policies and form a working group focused on boosting climate action during the "critical decade of the 2020s." Recognizing the gravity of the problem, experts stress the necessity for quick action if the agreed-upon aim of limiting global temperature rise to far below 2 degrees Celsius is to be met.
Notably, the pact incorporates methane in the countries' subsequent climate action plans, which climate experts see as a big milestone.
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