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What the Big U.S.-China Climate Announcement Means / Michael Levi, Energy, security and climate, 12/11/2014http://blogs.cfr.org/levi/2014/11/12/what-the-big-u-s-china-climate-announcement-means/Barack Obama and Xi Jinping surprised even the closest climate watchers last night when they jointly announced new emissions-cutting goals for the United States and China. This is a serious diplomatic breakthrough after years of unsuccessful efforts to do something big and joint that goes beyond clean energy cooperation and gets to one of the most sensitive parts of climate policy. What it ultimately means for emissions, of course, will be determined over many years...