The U.S. And China Commit To Signing Paris Agreement On Earth Day

WASHINGTON -- The United States and China are taking their climate relationship to a new level, the White House announced Thursday.

President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping issued a joint statement saying they both will officially sign the historic Paris climate agreement on April 22 and will encourage other nations to do so as well. The leaders also said they would take their respective domestic actions under the agreement "as early as possible this year."