The United States and China have declared their intent to revive a working group on climate cooperation and committed to a significant increase in renewable energy efforts. This announcement precedes a leaders’ summit in San Francisco, emphasizing the commitment of the world’s two largest polluters to address the climate crisis despite existing geopolitical tensions. The development comes just before US President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping convene for their first talk in a year on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit, a crucial meeting aimed at improving strained relations. Despite challenges in areas like trade, technology, human rights, and geopolitics, climate change cooperation remains a notable positive aspect in the US-China relationship. This renewed commitment follows a period of strained climate talks, initiated by Beijing in response to a high-level US visit to Taiwan last summer.
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