Okay all you Kossacks who whine that Obama has been ineffective, read it and weep:
China Joins U.S. in Pledge of Hard Targets on Emissions
Follow me, boys and girls.
BEIJING — The Chinese government announced Thursday that it had set a target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 2020 relative to economic development. China is aiming to reduce what it calls so-called carbon intensity by 40 to 45 percent compared to 2005 levels, according to Xinhua, the state news agency.
The announcement came the day after President Obama pledged a provisional target for reductions in greenhouse gas emissions in the United States, the first time in more than a decade that an American administration has offered even a tentative promise to reduce production of climate-altering gases. President Obama discussed climate change with the Chinese president, Hu Jintao, when the two met in Beijing on Nov. 16.
In one fell swoop, our President Obama has negotiated an agreement many people thought would NEVER happen - China has agreed to hard targets!
This is a cause for celebration, admiration, and (if you happened to be one of those who claim Obama hasn't done anything) apology.....