China and US strike carbon reduction deal

Come on Obama, kick your South Pacific lap dog into line will you? Hey Tone, do you get it yet?

Chinese leader Xi Jinping and President Barack Obama struck a deal Wednesday to limit greenhouse gases, with China committing for the first time to cap carbon emissions and Obama unveiling a plan for deeper US emissions reductions through 2025. 

China, the world's biggest greenhouse gas emitter, pledged in the far-reaching agreement to cap its rapidly growing carbon emissions by 2030, or earlier if possible. It also set a daunting goal of increasing the share of non-fossil fuels to 20 per cent of the country's energy mix by 2030. 

Obama announced a target to cut US emissions 26 to 28 per cent below 2005 levels by 2025, the first time the president has set a goal beyond the existing 17 per cent target by 2020. Read more