Both have strong state-level governments and balkanized regulatory and energy supply systems. But the structure of the two countries’ economies, and what drives their energy needs – and thus greenhouse gas emissions – are very different. It is this difference that offers the best chance for addressing climate change head-on.
战略经济对话规避了两国在责任分担上的差异，相反，它关注二者的共同之处。两国的交通都依赖进口的石油，发电则依靠国内的煤炭。两国都拥有强力的国家政府，拥有各自为政的规章制度和能源供应系统。但是两国的经济结构，以及推动能源需求的因素—于是包括温室气体的排放—却大相径庭。正是这种差异为正面处理气候变化提供了最佳时机。