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Subject
China-US cooperation on climate change.
Significance
China and the United States ratified the Paris Agreement ahead of the September 4-5 G20 Summit in Hangzhou, by depositing their respective instruments with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.
Impacts
US and Chinese ratification puts the EU under heavy pressure to follow suit.
There is a good chance of the Paris Agreement coming into force by December 2016.
Beijing might well take the lead again as the next major review of international efforts approaches in 2018.
A Donald Trump presidency in the United States could see China-US cooperation on emissions reductions unravel.
Keywords:
International,
AP,
China,
East Asia,
EU,
United States,
international relations,
climate,
environment,
foreign policy,
pollution,
summit,
talks
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