World Nov 15 Envoys from the U.S. and China, the world’s top polluters, meet at COP27 Summit U.S. climate envoy John Kerry has met with his Chinese counterpart at annual United Nations climate talks in Egypt. By Frank Jordans, Kelvin Chan, Seth Borenstein, Associated Press
World Oct 24 WATCH: John Kerry says U.S. is not ‘obstructing’ talk of climate compensation ahead of COP27 Kerry on Tuesday spoke to the growing demand from poorer countries for financial compensation from the United States and other wealthy countries that are by far the biggest culprits in climate damage over time. By Ellen Knickmeyer, Seth Borenstein, Associated Press
World Aug 31 G20 environment officials meet in Bali to spur global climate change action Environment officials from G20 nations have met on Indonesia's resort island of Bali for talks on climate action and the global impact of the war in Ukraine, with Indonesia's environment minister saying the world is already facing a climate crisis. By Fadlan Syam, Niniek Karmini, Associated Press
Science Apr 20 Watch 6:56 John Kerry on the costs of climate change We can still fight the worst of climate change, former Secretary of State John Kerry says. At an event sponsored by the Center for Global Development, anchor Judy Woodruff spoke with Kerry, the first presidential envoy on climate, about the… By PBS NewsHour
Nov 10 U.S. and China agree to framework to tackle climate issues By Seth Borenstein, Aniruddha Ghosal, Frank Jordans, Associated Press In separate news conferences, Chinese climate envoy Xie Zhenhua and U.S. counterpart John Kerry said the two countries would work together to accelerate the emissions reductions required to meet the temperature goals of the 2015 Paris Agreement. Continue reading
Nov 05 Kerry: U.S. working to find common ground with Russia, China on climate By Associated Press That’s despite Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping skipping world leaders’ current rounds of climate talks, a decision that sparked complaints from U.S. President Joe Biden when he attended a few days ago. Continue reading
Nov 03 Kerry applauds ambition at COP26, but ‘the real issue is going to be follow-up’ By Associated Press U.S. special envoy for climate John Kerry said Wednesday that the COP26 climate talks in Glasgow have more energy and focus than previous rounds of climate negotiations in particular because of the strong presence and support of the private sector. Continue reading
Jul 20 Climate envoy says U.S., China must end world’s ‘suicide pact’ By Danica Kirka, Associated Press U.S. climate envoy John Kerry has called on China to join America in urgently cutting greenhouse gas emissions and described the international alliances that rebuilt Europe after World War II as a model for fighting climate change. Continue reading
Jul 12 U.S. and Russia say climate talks a springboard to ease tensions By Associated Press U.S. climate envoy John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov have expressed hope that climate change talks could help reduce escalating tensions between the two rival nations. Continue reading