Opinion: Hold China to account on climate agreement
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John Kerry, special presidential envoy for climate, speaks during a news conference at the White House in January.File photo
Recently, John Kerry traveled to Shanghai to talk climate change with Chinese counterparts. Afterward, a joint communique committed to fight climate change “with the seriousness and urgency that it demands.” On Earth Day, President Biden opened a virtual world summit on climate with an announcement that the U.S. would halve our emissions by 2030.
Recall that, upon his inauguration, Biden issued a flurry of executive orders related to climate change, including one designating climate change a national security threat, one rejoining the Paris Accord, another halting the Keystone XL pipeline and yet another freezing petroleum leases and permits on federal land for 60 days. Lots of drama and aspiration.