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US Climate Envoy John Kerry Reopens Climate Talks in Beijing
U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry and his team met with their Chinese counterparts in Beijing this week. VOA’s Laurel Bowman reports that the meetings were short on specifics and drew mixed reviews from close watchers of the climate talks.
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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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