United States Climate Envoy John Kerry opened the first major climate talks with Chinese officials in almost a year, as both sides pledged to work for tangible results despite deep tensions between the superpowers. Know more:
UNITED STATES Climate Envoy John Kerry opened the first major climate talks with Chinese officials in almost a year, as both sides pledged to work for tangible results despite deep tensions between the superpowers.
Negotiations between the world’s top two greenhouse gas emitters on how to tackle global warming were suspended last year, in the wake of then US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s controversial visit to Taiwan. Their renewed communication comes amid a broader Biden administration push to restore high-level dialogue.
Xie said he and Kerry have agreed to have “candid and friendly” battles as they discuss challenges on climate and the green transition over the next three days.Kerry, a former US secretary of state who was tapped to be the US special presidential envoy for climate two years ago, arrived in China on Sunday for three full days of talks.
Talks are set to proceed on multiple tracks, covering ambitions in addressing climate change, a new loss and damage fund for compensating climate victims and on arenas for possible bilateral collaboration. Those areas could include deploying more wind and solar power and handling the intermittent nature of those electricity sources, according to senior US State Department officials, who requested anonymity to discuss private details.
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