Obama, Trudeau show like-minded values in White House visit
WASHINGTON (AP) — One is leaving office soon, the other just starting, but President Barack Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau basked in mutual affection Thursday over all the things they share, emphasizing common ground on trade and combatting climate change.
The leaders found time for some levity before heading into an Oval Office meeting, with a state dinner to come in the evening.
Despite that close geographical and political alliance, no Canadian prime minister had made an official visit since 1997, a fact that Obama noted.
[...] to start the day off, they announced efforts to reduce methane emissions from gas and oil production.
Methane is the second most prevalent greenhouse gas emitted in the U.S. from human activities and is much more efficient at trapping radiation than carbon dioxide.