Climate Politics
US and China Seek Collaboration on Climate Despite Trade Rift
- Countries aim to work together on methane, renewable power
- Top US and China climate negotiators end two days of talks
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Climate negotiations between the world’s top two greenhouse gas emitters this week ended with intentions for the US and China to collaborate on phasing down coal consumption and boosting the deployment of renewable power.
The “in-depth” and “substantive” discussions spanned an array of issues, including technical sessions on addressing the potent planet-warming gas methane, the energy transition and subnational action to contend with global warming, said John Podesta, the US senior adviser to the president for international climate policy.