Awkward: Watch a Supercut of Republicans Using China As an Excuse to Do Nothing About Climate Change

House Speaker John Boehner in 2011Pete Marovich/ZUMA


The shock announcement of an ambitious and wide-ranging climate deal between the United States and China is leaving one vociferous group of politicians red-faced: those that have always used China as an excuse for delaying climate action.

The announcement between the two biggest emitters deals a blow to the oft-stated rhetoric that the US must wait for China before bringing domestic climate legislation. And vice versa: China has long used US inaction as an excuse too.

Not anymore.

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