John Kerry Urges China to Help Break Climate ‘Suicide Pact’

The two nations have already held multiple virtual meetings
China responds by saying cooperation linked to wider issues

John Kerry speaks at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, southwest London on July 20. — John Kerry speaks at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, southwest London on July 20.Photographer: Tolga Akmen/AFP/Getty Images

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By Rachel Morison

July 20, 2021 at 10:00 AM EDT

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July 21, 2021 at 4:24 AM EDT

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U.S. climate envoy John Kerry called on China to step up its efforts to reduce carbon emissions, or put the world at risk of missing international targets.

Without sufficient curbs by the world’s biggest producer of greenhouse gases, limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius is “essentially impossible,” Kerry said during a speech in London.

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