The U.S. has traditionally taken a key leadership role,

That is a freaking arrogant claim. Exxon was the first to discover global warming. Amd shared the data. Was then rapidly reformed and started the global warming denyal fight.

America took the key role in fighting against the reduction of oil use from the early 80s. And as a nation has been little more then green washing ever since.

China has over 4 times the population of the US and only pollutes a little over twice what we do. Which is incredible considering they make all the crap we buy. Per capita emissions should be the only way to discuss who is making strides.

Kinda stupid if they’ve been waiting for the US to come around. We’re basically everybody’s senile old grandpa. Never know what we’re going to say/do every 4 or so years.

Absolutely clownish for the US diplomats to take the high-ground over China here. The US has utterly failed to take a leading role in green energy and climate action, and is calling on China to do better? Ludicrous.

Yes, it would certainly be a great thing if both countries do more to speed up the reduction of emissions and converting to green energy, but the US has failed miserably while China has not, so far.