USA and China climate change agreement - in full

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US President Barack Obama and China's Xi Jingping have today unveiled a new deal to slash carbon emissions over the coming decades

Beijing, China, 12 November 2014 1. The United States of America and the People's Republic of China have a critical role to play in combating global climate change, one of the greatest threats facing...

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