US and China join global climate deal
- 8 years ago
President Obama and President Xi Jinping of China formally committed the world’s two largest economies to the Paris climate agreement here on Saturday, cementing their partnership on climate change and offering a rare display of harmony in a relationship that has become increasingly discordant.
“Now, by formally joining the Paris Agreement, you have added powerful momentum to the drive for the Agreement to enter into force this year,” the UN chief said in a ceremony, in which he received the legal instruments for joining the Paris Agreement from the two of the world's largest emitters of greenhouse gas.
and Obama said: “Despite our differences on other issues, we hope our willingness to work together on this issue will inspire further ambition and further action around the world.”
“Now, by formally joining the Paris Agreement, you have added powerful momentum to the drive for the Agreement to enter into force this year,” the UN chief said in a ceremony, in which he received the legal instruments for joining the Paris Agreement from the two of the world's largest emitters of greenhouse gas.
and Obama said: “Despite our differences on other issues, we hope our willingness to work together on this issue will inspire further ambition and further action around the world.”