US & China to Cooperate on Climate Change Issue

In a step to help build a collaborative dialogue, the US and China have agreed to cooperate on the climate change issue after two days of high-profile meetings in Shanghai.

In a joint statement by US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry and China Special Envoy for Climate Change Xie Zhenhua released on Sunday, Washington and Beijing explained the climate crisis "must be addressed with seriousness and urgency" and accepted to work together to "strengthen" the implementation of the Paris Agreement.

It's worth noting that the two massive countries will also continue to discuss, both on the road to COP 26 and beyond, concrete actions in the 2020s to decrease emissions aimed at keeping the Paris Agreement-aligned temperature limit within reach, according to the reports.