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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Fiona Harvey in Baku

China faces crucial decisions on climate policy during second Trump term

A woman passes by a #Cop29 sign during the United Nations climate change conference in Baku, Azerbaijan.
Countries seeking concrete action from Beijing at Cop29 may face an uphill task. Photograph: Maxim Shemetov/Reuters

China is facing crucial decisions on its climate policies as its hard-won relationship with the US on tackling the crisis looks set to founder during Donald Trump’s second presidential term.

World leaders and heads of delegations from many countries gathered at the Cop29 UN climate summit are trying to salvage commitments that China has made during Joe Biden’s term, which ends in January.

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