Chinese President Xi Jinping has given the world a glimmer of hope right when it needs it.
Record wildfires in the United States, rapidly melting Arctic ice, heatwaves and intense Atlantic storms have triggered alarm bells globally about the growing threat from climate change. With the Trump administration in the US determined to block ambitious climate action, questions have been growing over whether the world has the will to stop the planet from overheating.
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