Cop26: what the US-China climate deal means for global emissions

Experts welcome unexpected agreement to boost cooperation in tackling global warming

US climate envoy John Kerry announces the pact at a press conference in Glasgow
US climate envoy John Kerry announces the pact at a press conference in Glasgow
(Image credit: Jeff J Mitchell/Pool/AFP via Getty Images)

A deal between the US and China to work together to achieve the aims of the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement has been met with cautious optimism by leaders and climate experts.

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