By Li Shuo

September 9, 2015

"With so many contentious bilateral issues between the U.S. and China - the South China Sea and cyber security to name just two - hopes are building for President Xi Jinping's first official visit to the U.S. this September. The world's two biggest CO2 emitters could deliver another environmental high note, one that could have crucial significance for climate talks in Paris in December this year.

China and the U.S. surprised the world with their joint statement on climate change last November and with their environment cooperation plan announced in June's Strategic & Economic Dialogue. With the all-important Paris Conference just around the corner, now could be the perfect time for the world’s two largest economies to draft a long-term carbon mitigation policy a structured plan to wrestle the world's temperature rises to below two degrees by the middle of this century."

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http://thediplomat.com/2015/09/us-china-climate-change-challenge-and-opportunity/

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