The ECA report analyzed a range of climate change impacts in eight different countries (China, the United States, Guyana, Mali, United Kingdom, Samoa, India, and Tanzania) and suggested a series of adaptation measures.

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And while President Obama voiced goals of addressing climate change and improving national security at the same time, the discussions in China have been focused almost entirely on security issues, people inside and outside the government said.

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So the question is no longer whether China is equipped to play a role in combatting climate change but how that role will affect other countries.

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And the notion that one country stands in the way of addressing climate change would be to forget countries like China, India, Brazil, and others that have to also be brought along in this process.

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In any serious discussion of carbon and global climate change, attention inevitably focuses on China, its insatiable demand for energy, and its growing emissions.

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China will "endeavor" to cut emissions of carbon dioxide -- the most prevalent of the greenhouse gases that cause climate change -- by "a notable margin" in coming years, Hu said, adding that China also will "vigorously develop renewable energy and nuclear energy" with the goal of increasing the share of non-fossil fuels in total energy consumption to 15 percent by 2020.

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On climate change, I thank the Government of China for hosting the latest round of talks under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change in Tianjin.

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In a recent study, the U.S. Joint Global Climate Change Research Institute, which is located at the University of Maryland, projected the impact of climate change on agricultural yields in Huang-Hai Plain, which is one of the most productive agricultural regions of China.

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This country now has the world's largest mobile phone network, and it is investing in the new forms of energy that can both sustain growth and combat climate change -- and I'm looking forward to deepening the partnership between the United States and China in this critical area tomorrow.

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