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THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary _____________________________________________________________________________________________ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 17, 2009 U.S.-China Joint Statement November 17, 2009 Beijing, China At the invitation of President Hu Jintao of the People s ...
U.S.-China Clean Energy Announcements
energy.gov — Beijing, China - Today, President Barack Obama and President Hu Jintao announced a far-reaching package of measures... to strengthen cooperation between the United States and China on clean energy. (more) U.S.-China Clean Energy Announcements
U.S.-China Joint Statement
whitehouse.gov — At the invitation of President Hu Jintao of the People’s Republic of China, President Barack Obama of... the United States of America is paying a state visit to China from November 15–18, 2009.  The Presidents held in-depth, productive ... (more) U.S.-China Joint Statement
U.S. Embassy Beijing China
beijing.usembassy-china.org.cn — Public Affairs Section United States Embassy, Beijing Tel: 8531-3000 Fax: 8531-4040 Chinese website: http://embassyusa.cn English website: http://eng.embassyusa.cn... October 23, 2009 Global Nuclear Energy Partnership Joint Statement Global Nuclear ... (more) U.S. Embassy Beijing China
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Subtle but Important Shifts in Global Warming Positions Just Announced by US & China
Switchboard, from NRDC — ... China and the U.S. just announced a Joint Statement (available here) and a package of agreed actions on clean energy.  This meeting between these two countries that account for around 40% of the world's CO2 emissions from fossil fuels couldn't come at a more critical time in efforts to secure a strong international agreement to address global warming pollution (as I discussed ...

Subtle but important shifts in global warming positions announced by U.S. & China
Grist - the Latest from Grist — ... China and the U.S. announced on Tuesday a Joint Statement (available here) and a package of agreed actions on clean energy. This meeting between these two countries that account for around 40 percent of the world’s CO2 emissions from fossil fuels couldn’t come at a more critical time in efforts to secure a strong international agreement to address global warming pollution (as I discussed ...

China, Japan and South Korea Poised to Out-Compete U.S. in Global Clean Energy Economy
Apollo Alliance — ... and the upcoming meeting in Copenhagen. Although the statement did not commit either country to specific reductions in its greenhouse gas emissions, it did say that both countries agree that an “outcome at Copenhagen should include emission reduction targets of developed countries and nationally appropriate mitigation actions of developing countries.” Both countries also pledged to take significant action to mitigate climate change, consistent with their national circumstances. The complete joint statement is available on the U.S. Embassy in Beijing’s website. Back in the ...

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