The bilateral confab didn’t rattle the world’s cages. But at least the United States and China said that they have set upon a course to try and resolve their seemingly intractable differences, namely over climate change.
The two countries, which just wrapped up the sixth so-called U.S-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue, underscored their commitment to work together to improve their respective economies while doing minimal damage to the environment. To that end, they re-emphasized the “overwhelming scientific consensus on climate change” from the burning of fossil fuels.
As for China, it has said that coal will comprise 65 percent of its electric generation mix through 2017. And, it still consumes 47 percent of the world’s coal, which is far more than other nations. The United States, by comparison, has reduced its coal use as percentage of the electric generation portfolio from about 50 percent in 2007 to 40 percent today.
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