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==Trip to China, November 2009==
"President Hu and I also made progress on the issue of climate change. As the two largest consumers and producers of energy, there can be no solution to this challenge without the efforts of both China and the United States. That's why we've agreed to a series of important new initiatives in this area. As President Hu indicated, we are creating a joint clean energy research center, and have achieved agreements on energy efficiency, renewable energy, cleaner uses of coal, electric vehicles, and shale gas," Obama stated.<ref name="China">[http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/joint-press-statement-president-obama-and-president-hu-china "Joint Press Statement by President Obama and President Hu of ChinaGreat Hall, Beijing, China"], The White House Office of the Press Secretary, November 17, 2009.</ref>
"We also agreed to work toward a successful outcome in Copenhagen. Our aim there, in support of what Prime Minister Rasmussen of Denmark is trying to achieve, is not a partial accord or a political declaration, but rather an accord that covers all of the issues in the negotiations, and one that has immediate operational effect. This kind of comprehensive agreement would be an important step forward in the effort to rally the world around a solution to our climate challenge. And we agreed that each of us would take significant mitigation actions and stand behind these commitments," he said.<ref name="China"/>
