John Kerry’s brand of Boston diplomacy pays off

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5. I thought this part of the article was really interesting.

Are these two statements from 2 different globe articles really the same thing?

"Under the climate deal, the two countries agreed to reduce carbon emissions by at least a quarter of what they were in 2005 over the next decade. That is about twice the current targets."

"China, the world’s biggest greenhouse gas emitter, pledged in the far-reaching agreement to cap its rapidly growing carbon emissions by 2030, or earlier if possible. It also set a daunting goal of increasing the share of non-fossil fuels to 20 percent of the country’s energy mix by 2030.
Obama announced a target to cut US emissions 26 to 28 percent below 2005 levels by 2025, the first time the president has set a goal beyond the existing 17 percent target by 2020."

The first statement, from this article praising Kerry, sounds like a great deal that Kerry negotiated with the Chinese. The second statement, from another globe story 2 days ago, makes it sound like the US gave significant concessions and, in return, China agreed to stop making their own pollutions problems worse, but not starting right away, STARTING 15 YEARS FROM NOW.

I don't see how the person who wrote THIS article could have possibly read the globe article from 2 days ago.