Published on:
18 Nov 2014
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On Nov. 12, the U.S. and China announced the two nations had reached a historic agreement on climate change.
As the two largest emitters of greenhouse gases in the world (together the U.S. and China emit about 40% of global pollution), this agreement represents a critical turning point in the fight to end global warming.