Unites States and China announce new actions to reduce carbon pollution

Earlier this month President Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping made history by jointly announcing the United States’ and China’s respective targets for reducing the greenhouse gas emissions driving climate change in the post-2020 period. Specifically, after 2020, the United States pledged to reduce its net greenhouse gas emissions to 26-28% below 2005 levels by 2025. China announced targets to peak CO2 emissions around 2030. China, meanwhile, announced targets to peak CO2 emissions around 2030.