"US and China Forge Historic Climate Deal, Commit to Renewable Energy Transition"

The United States and China have agreed to resume a working group on climate cooperation and pledged a major ramp-up of renewable energy, including wind, solar, and battery storage, to replace fossil fuels. The two countries also committed to economy-wide reductions of all greenhouse gases, including methane, in their international climate commitments for 2035. This marks the first time China has officially stated its intent to control the release of all greenhouse gas emissions. The announcement comes ahead of a highly anticipated meeting between US President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping, aimed at stabilizing rocky relations, and three weeks before the annual UN climate conference, COP28. However, there were no explicit words from China on phasing out or down its use of coal.