Article 5GZWA Biden’s pledge to slash US emissions turns spotlight on China

Biden’s pledge to slash US emissions turns spotlight on China

by
Fiona Harvey Environment correspondent
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World leaders will be unable to halt climate breakdown without strong action from biggest emitter

The US, the world's second biggest emitter of greenhouse gases, is now committed to halving emissions this decade.

Joe Biden's announcement, at a White House virtual climate summit, has thrown the spotlight clearly on the world's biggest emitter: China.

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