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US & China climate change memorandum
Posted by timethief • 7/30/09 • Subscribe to this Discussion [RSS] • Report This Topic
Topics: agreements, china, climate change, energy, environment, global warming, memorandum, united-states
- The United States and China, the world's largest emitters of greenhouse gases, signed an agreement on Tuesday that promises more cooperation on climate change, energy and the environment without setting firm goals.
Chinese and U.S. officials signed the memorandum of understanding at the State Department following two days of high-level economic and strategic talks.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said it highlighted the importance of climate change in U.S.-Chinese relations.
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Discussion question:
What is your response to the signature of this memorandum that has no firm goals?
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