US and China in ‘joint declaration’ to tackle climate crisis in the 2020s

John Kerry said China and the US will work together to tackle climate change (Andrew Milligan/PA)

The world’s two biggest emitters must help show the way on climate action, John Kerry has said as the US and China announced joint plans to boost efforts in the 2020s.

In a move that could boost momentum going into the final 48 hours of the Cop26 talks, the two countries released a “joint Glasgow declaration on enhancing climate action in the 2020s” setting out how they would work together to cut emissions.