Politics Jan 14 U.S. climate envoy John Kerry plans to leave the Biden administration, sources say By Seung Min Kim, Associated Press
Science Dec 07 COP28 talks shift into high gear when words and definitions matter The mood is about to shift, the hours grow longer and the already high sense of urgency somehow amp up even more as the United Nations climate summit heads into its final week. By Seth Borenstein, David Keyton, Sibi Arasu, Joshua A. Bickel, Associated Press
World Nov 27 Biden plans to skip U.N. climate talks beginning this week in Dubai President Joe Biden plans to skip the upcoming climate talks in Dubai, an event that is expected to draw heads of state and diplomats from more than 200 nations and the Vatican. By Colleen Long, Associated Press
Politics Sep 05 Africa Climate Summit links ‘unfair’ debt burden with calls to make continent’s green assets pay off Kenya's president says the continent of more than 1.3 billion people is losing 5 percent to 15 percent of its GDP growth every year to the impacts of climate change. By Cara Anna, Evelyne Musambi, Associated Press
Politics Jul 13 WATCH: U.S. climate envoy John Kerry spars with House Republicans ahead of Beijing trip Kerry leaves Sunday for meetings with his Chinese counterpart, the first extensive face-to-face climate discussions between the world's two worst climate polluters after a nearly yearlong hiatus. By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press
Apr 16 No rolling back clean energy transition, John Kerry says after G-7 talks By Elaine Kurtenbach, Associated Press So much has been invested in clean energy that there can be no rolling back of moves to end carbon emissions, U.S. climate envoy John Kerry said Sunday. Continue reading
Jan 16 John Kerry says he backs appointment of UAE oil chief to lead COP28 climate talks By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press U.S. climate envoy John Kerry backs the United Arab Emirates' decision to appoint the CEO of a state-run oil company to preside over the upcoming U.N. climate negotiations in Dubai, citing his work on renewable energy projects. Continue reading
Nov 19 Watch 4:41 News Wrap: COP27 nations near deal for climate disaster fund In our news wrap Saturday, COP27 climate talks inched closer to a deal to create a disaster fund for vulnerable nations, FIFA's head scolded critics of World Cup host Qatar, APEC wrapped up meetings in Bangkok, heavy snow fell in… Continue watching
Nov 15 Envoys from the U.S. and China, the world’s top polluters, meet at COP27 Summit By Frank Jordans, Kelvin Chan, Seth Borenstein, Associated Press U.S. climate envoy John Kerry has met with his Chinese counterpart at annual United Nations climate talks in Egypt. Continue reading
Oct 24 WATCH: John Kerry says U.S. is not ‘obstructing’ talk of climate compensation ahead of COP27 By Ellen Knickmeyer, Seth Borenstein, Associated Press 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. Continue reading