China and the United States could use climate cooperation to redefine their troubled relationship and lead the way in tackling global warming, U.S. climate envoy John Kerry told senior Chinese officials. | Reuters
“The predictions are much more serious than they’ve ever been,” Kerry added after an unusual interruption by Li expressing doubt about the Xinjiang temperature.
Major areas of contention between the two sides include the issue of climate financing, China’s coal consumption and the abatement of methane, a potent greenhouse gas.Kerry told Wang that talks could provide a fresh start for the two countries that have been mired in disputes over Taiwan and trade. Wang referred to Kerry as “my old friend”, saying they had “worked together to solve a series of problems between both sides”. Kerry also referred to their work together, including on the Iran nuclear talks.
Kerry’s third visit to China as U.S. climate envoy marks the formal resumption in top-level climate diplomacy between the countries. The former secretary of state is the third top U.S. official to visit Beijing in the past month.
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