"President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping are expected to formally commit their nations to last year's Paris climate change agreement in the coming days, a move that would increase pressure on other nations to follow suit and serve as an implicit rebuke to the deal's skeptics inside the U.S.
Two sources briefed on the possible announcement told POLITICO that U.S. and Chinese officials are laying plans for Obama and Xi to officially join the agreement this weekend during the president's trip to China for the G-20 summit in Hangzhou.
The move would put the weight of the world's top two carbon dioxide polluters behind the pact, and comes as Republicans including Donald Trump continue to pillory the international agreement. Obama has made leading an international charge to fight climate change a top priority of his final years in office."
Andrew Restuccia and Eric Wolff report for Politico August 31, 2016.
SEE ALSO:
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"In West Coast Visit, President Obama Goes After Climate Change Skeptics, Praises Efforts To Restore Lake Tahoe" (Los Angeles Times)
"Obama At Lake Tahoe Praises Conservation Efforts" (NPR)
"China, US Set To Release Review Of Each Other’s Fossil Fuel Subsidies In Historic Move At G20 Summit" (South China Morning Post)
"Obama Begins Climate Victory Lap At Lake Tahoe" (The Hill)
"Obama Rolls Out Climate Initiatives for Western US" (The Hill)
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