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John Kerry, the Forrest Gump of Climate, Bows Out

“Everybody who is an activist on the climate issue needs to be even more active,” says US special presidential envoy for climate John Kerry on this week’s Zero.

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By Akshat Rathi, Jennifer A Dlouhy, and Magnus Henriksson

March 4, 2024 at 1:03 PM UTC

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John Kerry, the US special presidential envoy for climate, is stepping down on Wednesday. Bloomberg Green published a look back at his three years in the role as he rebuilt the US’s global credibility on climate action.

Zero host Akshat Rathi also got a chance to sit down with Kerry in Paris to talk about his tenure, and what US climate action will need going forward. Listen to the full episode and learn more about Zero here. Subscribe on Apple or Spotify to stay on top of new episodes.