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US climate envoy John Kerry says Beijing and Washington agreed to work together for a positive outcome at the COP28 climate conference in Dubai later this year. Photo: Reuters
China and US can still cooperate on climate policy but tech remains tricky, experts say in wake of Kerry visit
- US climate envoy John Kerry wraps up ‘very productive’ trip but acknowledges it will take ‘a little bit more work’ to break new ground
- America’s low-carbon transformation will be slow and costly if decoupled from China, observer says
US climate envoy John Kerry says Beijing and Washington agreed to work together for a positive outcome at the COP28 climate conference in Dubai later this year. Photo: Reuters
Related Knowledge Center: Climate diplomacy
Talks are well underway in preparation for the next major international meeting on climate change, 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28), scheduled to begin Nov. 30 in the United Arab Emirates.
Much like last year’s COP27, finances — specifically, aid to developing nations — will be at the center of conference deliberations.
The conference faces an even greater sense of urgency brought on by the Sept. 8, 2023, release of the first global stocktake, which calls for accelerated action to meet the goals set in the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement (COP21).
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