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EU-China Leader's Joint Statement on Climate Change and Clean Energy

Joint Statement EU China Climate Change

China and the EU are set to show unity in fighting global warming a day after President Donald Trump announced he would withdraw the United States from the Paris Agreement. The meeting between Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and top EU officials on 2 June will end with a joint statement committing the EU and China to full implementation of the agreement.

The joint statement (download here) will commit to cutting back on fossil fuels, developing more green technology and helping raise $100 billion a year by 2020 to help poorer countries cut their emissions.

Read more on Reuters.com: "EU, China to unite on global warming after Trump withdrawal".