climate change – envirobeat.com https://envirobeat.com the essential eco-commentaries Wed, 18 Mar 2009 13:18:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 U.S., China worlds apart on climate change curbs – World AP – MiamiHerald.com https://envirobeat.com/?p=407 Wed, 18 Mar 2009 12:47:00 +0000 http://envirobeat.com/?p=407 ‘WASHINGTON — China’s top climate negotiator’s visit to Washington Monday sent a fresh signal that the two countries, which account for about half the world’s greenhouse gas emissions, have a long way to go to reach a common agreement on how to cut emissions to prevent serious climate change.

China shouldn’t have to take responsibility for the 15 percent to 25 percent of its emissions that result from making products for the rest of the world, said Li, the director of the Department of Climate Change in China’s National Development and Reform Commission. ‘

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