- by foxnews
- 17 Aug 2025
China and the US announce plan to work together on cutting emissions
China and the US announce plan to work together on cutting emissions
- by theguardian
- 11 Nov 2021
- in news
China and the US announced a surprise plan to work together on cutting greenhouse gas emissions in the crucial next decade, in a strong boost to the Cop26 summit, as negotiators wrangled over a draft outcome.
The announcement followed a call by developing countries for rich nations to come forward with more financial help for vulnerable countries, saying a new draft outcome for the talks was too weak in this regard.
The draft text, published early on Wednesday morning by the UK as president of the talks, set out the probable outcome of the Cop26 talks, including a potential requirement for countries to return to the negotiating table next year to beef up their national plans on cutting greenhouse gas emissions.
But poor countries said the text needed more emphasis on climate finance, to help them cut carbon and cope with the impacts of climate breakdown.
Other developing countries told the Guardian that clearer commitments were needed to force countries to ratchet up their emissions cuts.
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