China and the US, which together produce around 45 per cent of the world's carbon dioxide, will be key to ensuring that a global deal on reducing emissions after 2020 is reached in Paris next year. It is the first time China, the world's biggest polluter, has set a date for its emissions to stop increasing. At the same time the US set a goal to cut its own emissions of the gases blamed for climate change by 26-28 per cent from 2005 levels by 2025. Read more >>>
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