Joint U.S.-China Agreement Shows “Courageous Leadership on Climate”

The World Resources Institute praises a joint U.S.-China climate announcement, highlighting China's 2017 emissions trading system launch, a $3.1 billion climate finance pledge, and U.S. implementation of the Clean Power Plan as key steps toward a strong global agreement in Paris.

• President Xi and President Obama announced a Joint Announcement on Climate Change which includes China launching an emissions trading system in 2017 and providing $3.1 billion for climate finance, alongside additional U.S. actions to implement the Clean Power Plan.
• The United States and China have reached common ground on three critical elements for a Paris agreement: a long-term goal for a low-carbon economy transition this century, a process to increase ambition over time, and a transparent system for commitment follow-through.
• China has committed to limiting its international and domestic investments in carbon-intensive activities, a move that aligns with U.S. policy and is intended to signal direction to global investors.

APA

Steer, A. (2015). Joint U.S.-China Agreement Shows “Courageous Leadership on Climate”. World Resources Institute. https://www.wri.org/news/statement-joint-us-china-agreement-shows-courageous-leadership-climate

Chicago

Steer, Andrew. Joint U.S.-China Agreement Shows “Courageous Leadership on Climate”. World Resources Institute, 2015. https://www.wri.org/news/statement-joint-us-china-agreement-shows-courageous-leadership-climate.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{steer2015joint, author = {Steer, Andrew}, title = {{Joint U.S.-China Agreement Shows “Courageous Leadership on Climate”}}, publisher = {World Resources Institute}, year = {2015}, month = sep, url = {https://www.wri.org/news/statement-joint-us-china-agreement-shows-courageous-leadership-climate}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }