China ‘Moving to Lead on Climate Change,’ Says Report. Climate Central 20130512

http://www.climatecentral.org/news/china-moving-to-lead-on-climate-change-says-report-15960

By Alex Kirby, Climate News Network
Both China and the U.S., the world’s two principal emitters of greenhouse gases, have been making significant recent progress on tackling climate change, a report by an influential Australian advisory group says.
Its report, The Critical Decade: Global Action Building on Climate Change, has particular praise for China, saying its efforts “demonstrate accelerating global leadership.”
The other “energy giant,” the U.S., is also commended for showing “a new commitment to lead.” The report says the U.S. “appears to be gaining momentum with President Barack Obama outlining his strong intent to address climate change…”

Action needed now
The Australian report’s praise for China and the U.S. commends their recent performance – or at least their stated intentions – in comparison with their past records. But they will need to do far more than show the relative improvement the Commission recognizes.