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Kennedy on China/US climate accord relying on environmental policies now in place
Kevin Kennedy was quoted in a New York Times article about the climate pact reached between the United States and China in November 2015.
“It shows that the two big dogs in the room are taking the issue seriously,” said Kevin Kennedy of the World Resources Institute, a think tank. “It provides a real opportunity for the start of what could become a race to the top.”
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Mr. Kennedy of the World Resources Institute said the United States’s commitment to increasing the rate of emissions reductions was an important part of the agreement. “In some ways, it’s not where we end up in 2025,” he said, “but whether at that point we are increasing the rate of decline in emissions or flattening out.”