The big new climate deal between the U.S. and China gave usually-somber climate hawks reason to feel optimistic — for a few hours, at least. Here’s how their celebrations translated to the Twittersphere.
For 1st time I truly have hope on curbing #emissions as Obam, Xi pledge limits on #climatechange http://t.co/lwKKkpUucm
— M Sanjayan (@msanjayan) November 12, 2014
The China-U.S. climate pact is a big deal: nowhere near ambitious enough but movements exist to push for more and better. 1/3
— Naomi Klein (@NaomiAKlein) November 12, 2014
"An enormously positive new dynamic" My take on landmark US-China #Climate Deal http://t.co/fTZM29B8vT @EnvDefenseFund
— Fred Krupp (@FredKrupp) November 12, 2014
US & China have made an important commitment to fight #ClimateChange - cities & businesses can help them get there. http://t.co/CigI8rpMxu
— Mike Bloomberg (@MikeBloomberg) November 12, 2014
First reaction to US China climate news: We should do more of these big protest-type things, they seem useful.
— Bill McKibben (@billmckibben) November 12, 2014
https://twitter.com/drgrist/status/532594673681186816By working together, Presidents Barack Obama and Xi Jinping are opening a new chapter in global climate negotiations: http://t.co/1vTobBOsxb
— Al Gore (@algore) November 12, 2014
U.S. and China Reach Deal on Climate Change in Secret Talks. Details matter but this could be huge. http://t.co/Xfkw7FXZkB
— Michael Brune (@bruneski) November 12, 2014
Sure, there’s also lots of chatter about the deal’s serious shortcomings. But activist RL Miller puts the moment in perspective:
non-climate progressive friends, the US-China news is a really BFD. Time for celebration, not sniping (except at Repubs who deserve it).
— RL Miller (@RL_Miller) November 12, 2014
And speaking of sniping …
McConnell to POTUS: "Stop the War on Coal!"
— RL Miller (@RL_Miller) November 12, 2014
POTUS: "How 'bout I start the Chinese War on Coal?"
McConnell: (turtle shell explodes)
