Kerry Meets China Vice President After Xi Sends Climate Warning
- Xi said nation will decide its own path to curb emissions
- Beijing talks focused on setting clear path to COP28: Kerry
John Kerryin Beijing on July 18.
Photographer: Florence Lo/Pool/Getty Images
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US climate envoy John Kerry met with China’s Vice President Han Zheng on his final day of talks in Beijing, after President Xi Jinping warned the nation won’t have its path to curb emissions dictated by others.
Kerry has called for fresh cooperation between the world’s top two polluters since arriving Sunday. He’s also raised concerns China is continuing to add more coal-fired power — the largest single source of emissions — even as it breaks records for the adoption of renewable energy.