Amid the second week of UN climate talks in Glasgow, Scotland, the U.S. and China announced a Joint Glasgow Declaration on Enhancing Climate Ambition in the 2020s on November 10, 2021. The announcement came on the heels of months of behind-the-scenes discussions between the two nations on opportunities to address the climate crisis, and injected new momentum into the COP26 climate talks. The Declaration focuses on actions the two countries can take in the current decade, highlighting methane, deforestation, and electrification as key areas of focus, and re-establishes a US-China Working Group on climate change.

What was included in the Declaration and what does it mean for the future of US-China coordination on climate change? How was the announcement received at the COP 26 UN climate talks? Experts will break down what’s in the agreement, coordination opportunities moving forward, and what to expect next.