US role in climate treaty depends on China
By Dina Cappiello, Associated Press Writer, AP, June 3, 2009
WASHINGTON—The Obama administration's chief climate negotatior says the United States is not likely to enter into a new international treaty to reduce the emissions blamed for global warming without China and other major greenhouse-gas emitters on board.
U.S. climate envoy Todd Stern told reporters in a conference call Wednesday that China and other major developing countries are critical to making any international agreement work. He also said the U.S. would not race forward on a new treaty if those countries remained on the sidelines.
Stern travels to China next week with White House science adviser John Holdren and assistant energy secretary David Sandalow. The three officials hope to boost cooperation between the two countries on global warming.
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