News and Video: U.S. and China to Focus on Environmental
Cooperation According to the Paris-based International Energy
Agency, China exceeds the U.S. as the world’s largest energy
user and leading emitter of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse
gases. One of Hillary Clinton’s missions during her visit in
Asia is to reach an agreement with China to fight together
against the environmental crisis, as the New York Times
reported. An article in USA Today also reports that climate
change is on the table for Clinton in China: “The new team in
Washington, D.C., is really starting to give the international
community some hope in dealing with climate change challenges,”
says Wu Changhua, the China director for The Climate Group, an
independent advisory group. “It’s crucial for the U.S. to start
to demonstrate the leadership that’s been missing for the past
eight years.” U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu co-produced a
study released this month that urges Washington and Beijing to
collaborate on climate change. “If these