WRI Response to US-China Climate Announcement: “Make It a Race to the Top”

The World Resources Institute (WRI) welcomes the 2014 climate pledges from the U.S. and China, noting that the U.S. target of cutting emissions 26-28% below 2005 levels by 2025 and China's goal to peak emissions around 2030 provide critical momentum for the Paris agreement. While praising the cooperation, WRI emphasizes that China's emissions should peak before 2030 to mitigate severe climate impacts and urges both nations to exceed their initial targets to leverage low-carbon economic opportunities.

• The United States announced a target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 26 to 28 percent below 2005 levels by 2025, a goal based on existing law that aligns with a path to reduce emissions by approximately 80 percent by mid-century.
• China committed to peaking carbon dioxide emissions around 2030 and increasing the share of non-fossil fuel energy to approximately 20 percent by 2030, though WRI notes that emissions must peak before 2030 to limit the worst climate consequences.
• The joint announcements by the world's top emitters are expected to create momentum for a global climate agreement in Paris and should encourage other countries to set their own targets.

APA

Steer, A., & Morgan, J. (2014). WRI Response to US-China Climate Announcement: “Make It a Race to the Top”. World Resources Institute. https://www.wri.org/news/statement-wri-response-us-china-climate-announcement-make-it-race-top

Chicago

Steer, Andrew, and Jennifer Morgan. WRI Response to US-China Climate Announcement: “Make It a Race to the Top”. World Resources Institute, 2014. https://www.wri.org/news/statement-wri-response-us-china-climate-announcement-make-it-race-top.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{steer2014wri, author = {Steer, Andrew and Morgan, Jennifer}, title = {{WRI Response to US-China Climate Announcement: “Make It a Race to the Top”}}, publisher = {World Resources Institute}, year = {2014}, month = nov, url = {https://www.wri.org/news/statement-wri-response-us-china-climate-announcement-make-it-race-top}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }