Thursday, November 13, 2014

U.s. and China reach historic agreement to reduce CO2 emissions

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United States and China, the two biggest polluters in the world, today announced an agreement negotiated in secret with a view to reducing their emissions of greenhouse gases. Thus, China will impose, for the first time, limit the emission of pollutant gases, and the United States undertake to reduce them drastically until 2025.

The agreement between Presidents Barack Obama and Xi Jingping, writes The Guardian, open good prospects for a global agreement on reducing emissions after 2020, at the United Nations Conference, in Paris, in 2015.

China, by far the largest emitter of polluting gases, agreed to limit the pollution until 2030 â€" or sooner, if possible. Previously, the country only agreed to reduce the growth of their pollutant levels. In addition, Prometheus also increase their use of clean energy in 20% until 2030.

The United States pledged to cut their emissions in 26 to 28% below 2005 levels by 2025. It is recalled that the European Union had already agreed to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases by 40% until 2030.

"[The USA and China] have the largest economies in the world and are the biggest emitters of greenhouse gases, so it is our responsibility to lead the global effort against climate change. I am proud to announce this historic agreement, "said Barack Obama.

According to Xi Jinping, this agreement "ensures that the international negotiations on climate change reach [completed] at the Conference of Paris, in 2015". "Let's make a deal when it comes to deeper cooperation in clean energy, environmental protection and other areas," he concluded.

Photos: Agustín Ruiz / Creative Commons

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