Last night, President Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping
jointly announced crucial new actions to protect our climate. And because of
American leadership, China is making critical new commitments.
Building on the progress we've already made, the U.S. will set a
new target of cutting our net greenhouse gas emissions 26% to 28% below 2005
levels by 2025. And President Xi announced new plans to increase the share of
renewable energy and nuclear power that China uses to roughly 20% by 2030 -- up
from only 8% in 2009 -- and, for the first time, set a target for when China
will max out its carbon emissions.
The U.S. and China together account for more than a third of
global greenhouse gas emissions -- so together, we have an especially important
role to play in fighting climate change.
(John Podesta)
