The United States and China agreed Wednesday to tighten pollution standards on heavy trucks, boost energy efficiency in buildings and take a series of other steps to curb greenhouse-gas emissions in the world’s top two polluting countries.
A working group of officials from the two nations was established in April, with orders from the tops of both governments to intensify cooperation on global warming. Environmental activists say this holds immense potential because of the combined size and influence of the two nations — at a time when countries are struggling to agree on a global strategy.
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Howard Schneider, The Washington Post via CHINA US Focus http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChinaUsFocus/~3/kxVUPxUsbfE/
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