U.S., China Offer Surprise Glasgow Deal On Future Climate ‘Cooperation’

The United States and China in a surprise joint statement at the Glasgow climate summit are pledging to deepen their “cooperation” on climate mitigation policies in the coming months and years, creating a working group and taking other steps that the two sides hope will enable more ambitious greenhouse gas reduction targets in the future. The joint declaration , released Nov. 10, does not include tougher top-line goals by China, which is by far the world’s largest GHG emitter and...