US-China Climate Dealmaking Hinges on Two Diplomats’ Deep Ties
- US envoy Kerry and China’s Xie have quarter-century history
- Both nations must slash emissions to avoid perilous warming
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For roughly a quarter century, US climate envoy John Kerry and his Chinese counterpart, Xie Zhenhua, have sought to make headway in the fight against global warming.
Over seafood in Washington and duck in Beijing, they have set the pace for progress between the world’s biggest greenhouse gas emitters. They’ve brokered agreements for collaboration and hammered out deals that provided a foundation for global climate pacts — from the 2015 Paris Agreement to the Glasgow accord inked two years ago.