Climate change in New Zealand the United States (when compared on 1990 levels), a number of environmental groups have noted that it is below the level recommended by scientists in order reduce the damage of anthropogenic climate change. Some groups in New Zealand have misunderstood the 2013 target, for example assuming that it replaced the target set in 2009. The Paris Climate Agreement negotiations began on 30 November and concluded 12 December 2015. The Paris Climate Agreement is the successor to the 1998 Kyoto Protocol and has a target to keep temperature rises within 2 degrees this century, with ambitions to reduce this temperature rise
Climate change in China now seen as an economic problem as well as an environmental one, and China sees climate change policy as a way to gain international leadership. The government has been a vocal supporter of the Paris Agreement from its 2015 beginnings; in fact, its unwavering loyalty was a major factor in its diplomatic success. Currently, President Xi Jinping has urged countries to continue to support the agreement, even in the wake of the United States' withdrawal in 2017. Nevertheless, China still supports the "common but differentiated responsibilities" principle, which holds that since China is still developing, its abilities and capacities to