China ‘Moving to Lead on Climate Change,’ Says Report

Both China and the U.S., the world’s two principal emitters of greenhouse gases, have been making significant recent progress on tackling climate change, a report by an influential Australian advisory group says.

Its report, The Critical Decade: Global Action Building on Climate Change, has particular praise for China, saying its efforts “demonstrate accelerating global leadership.”

The other “energy giant,” the U.S., is also commended for showing “a new commitment to lead.” The report says the U.S. “appears to be gaining momentum with President Barack Obama outlining his strong intent to address climate change…”