Ten Things You Need to Know Today: 11 November 2021

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1. China and US announce climate pact

China and the US have agreed to boost climate co-operation over the next decade. In an “unexpected” announcement at the Cop26 summit in Glasgow, the BBC said the world’s two biggest CO2 emitters agreed that both sides will “recall their firm commitment to work together” to achieve the 1.5C temperature goal set out in the 2015 Paris Agreement. Despite the nations’ being “global rivals on a number of issues”, the broadcaster added that Joe Biden and Xi Jinping are expected to hold a virtual meeting as early as next week.

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