US and China Announce Rare Climate Agreement Ahead of Leaders' Meeting

The world's top two carbon emitters pledge to renew climate cooperation, triple renewable energy capacity by 2030, and include methane in China's 2035 emission-cutting plans.

China and the United States have announced a rare climate agreement ahead of a meeting between President Xi Jinping and President Joe Biden, with both countries pledging to renew climate cooperation and step up joint action to combat global warming.
The world's top two carbon emitters agreed to relaunch a working group on climate cooperation, triple renewable energy capacity globally by 2030, and accelerate the substitution for coal, oil and gas generation.
For the first time, China has pledged to include methane in its 2035 emission-cutting plans and work together with the US to control other non-carbon dioxide greenhouse gas emissions, as well as curb forest loss and plastic pollution.
The agreement was announced as Xi arrived in San Francisco for his first visit to America in six years, and ahead of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum.
Despite the absence of any pledge from China to phase out dirty coal or the building of new coal power plants, climate experts have welcomed the agreements.