News Analysis The Chinese regime and the United States agreed to work together to address climate change, in a surprise announcement on Nov. 10 at the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow. In a joint statement, the world’s top two greenhouse gas-emitting countries declared their intention to cooperate by reducing methane emissions, protecting forests, and phasing out the use of coal for power generation. “It’s beneficial not only to our two countries but to the world as a whole that two major powers in the world shoulder special international responsibilities and obligations,” Chinese climate envoy Xie Zhenhua said at a press conference. “We need to think big and be responsible.” Many climate policy leaders in the United States welcomed the news, expressing hope for future cooperation with China. “The US-China Joint Glasgow Declaration is one of the most important results of COP26,” said Ken Alex, director of Project Climate and adviser …