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President Xi has pledged to ‘control the growth in coal consumption’ from 2021–25 and to reduce coal consumption from 2026–30

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The United States and China, the world’s two biggest carbon polluters, agreed to cooperate to curb climate change with urgency, just days before President Biden hosts a virtual summit of world leaders to discuss the issue. The agreement was reached by U.S. special envoy for climate John Kerry and his Chinese counterpart Xie Zhenhua during two days of talks in Shanghai last week, according to a joint statement. The two countries “are committed to cooperating with each other and with other countries to tackle the climate crisis, which must be addressed w...

China and the United States are playing very different tunes about how they should bear the responsibility of tackling climate change, underlining their rivalry despite this being an issue they both agreed to work together on. In speeches delivered at the US-hosted Earth Day Summit on Thursday, US President Joe Biden said his country was not the only major polluter and that the “world’s largest economies” had to step up. But his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping said nations had to be credible instead of constantly changing their climate policies and they had to help developing countries t...

Publishing date: Apr 22, 2021  •  2 hours ago  •  2 minute read  •  Article content SHANGHAI — China will start phasing down coal use from 2026 as part of its efforts to slash greenhouse gas emissions, President Xi Jinping said at a summit of global leaders on Thursday, a move that disappointed campaigners hoping for more ambitious pledges. Xi, speaking via video link to the Leaders Summit on Climate convened by U.S. President Joe Biden, said China was committed to green development and upgrading its coal-dependent energy system, a major source of climate-warming emissions. W...

The US wants to set an example as countries promise climate action The U.S. has vowed to halve its carbon emissions by the end of this decade, as President Joe Biden promised that the new targets will help create jobs and keep America competitive. Canada, Japan and South Korea also made new climate commitments in the Biden a two-day virtual environmental summit40 world leaders took part, including Chinese President Xi Jinping, who wanted to convince more countries to reduce emissions. Xi pledged to “reduce” coal consumption by 2025, the first time the Chinese leader has promised to redu...