Obama: Climate Change Deal with China Is a ‘Major Milestone’

‘This is an ambitious goal, but it is an achievable goal ... it will help improve public health, it will grow our economy, it will create jobs’

U.S., China reach 'historic' deal to cut emissions (USA Today)

The United States and China, the world's largest emitters of greenhouse gases, announced new targets Wednesday to cut such emissions in a bid to halt climate change and persuade other nations to take equally ambitious measures ahead of a major climate treaty to be finalized next year.

The two nations have achieved "an historic agreement," President Obama said in a joint news conference here with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on the final day of his three-day China visit. The deal represents "a major milestone in the U.S.-China relationship," said Obama in the Great Hall of the People. "It shows what's possible when we work together on an urgent global challenge."

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