LIVERMORE, CALIFORNIA – There are numerous aspects to the United States-China relationship – some currently contentious, others cooperative. One area that presents an opportunity for cooperation is energy policy and climate change, because the two countries’ account for more than 50% of total coal consumption, while their combined share of both global greenhouse-gas emissions and the world economy is 40%.
利弗莫尔，加利福尼亚——美中关系纷繁多样，某些方面目前还争吵不休，其他则协同合作。而能源政策与气候变化领域，就显现出合作契机，概因两国煤炭消耗量超过全球总量一半，与此同时，两国合起来也占据了全球温室气体排放量与世界经济总量的40%。