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“But we do have some concerns about what the downstream impact might be, and we want to understand that fully before jumping on this,” the former secretary of State added. “Our preference would be that every country is joining in in a fair manner in its efforts to reduce emissions sufficiently, that we’re all paying the price of avoiding the consequences of the global climate crisis.”
Kerry’s comments come as he is traveling in Europe. The European Commission has proposed a “carbon border adjustment mechanism,” which it describes as a carbon price on certain imported goods.
During his trip, Kerry tweeted a photo with Frans Timmermans, who leads the work on the European Green Deal, the European Union’s (EU) climate plan.
CNA Staff, May 15, 2021 / 08:00 am (CNA).
Pope Francis met with U.S. President Joe Biden’s climate envoy John Kerry on Saturday.
Kerry is in Europe to meet with government officials and business leaders ahead of the Nov. 1-12 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, the State Department said.
/ Vatican News.
At the time of publication, the Vatican had released no information about what the two men discussed, in line with its usual custom for papal meetings with non-heads of state. It noted the audience in its daily bulletin and released photographs of the meeting.
Pope Francis is reportedly considering a visit to Glasgow for the climate conference, and local authorities are said to be preparing for the possibility.
Friday, May 14, 2021
The United States (US) marked a new stage in re-opening its economy this week, allowing vaccinated citizens to remove masks in a number of situations and opening vaccinations up to adolescents as young as 12. Meanwhile, the Biden Administration’s support for negotiating a TRIPS Agreement waiver for COVID-19 related vaccines at the World Trade Organization (WTO) continues to cause debate in the United States and European Union (EU).
US Trade Representative Katherine Tai faced questions from US lawmakers focused on the TRIPS waiver and other trade issues this week, when testifying before the congressional trade committees. The EU27 Heads of State and Government focused on green and digital transitions at an informal Summit in Portugal. In addition, the United Kingdom (UK) Parliament adopted a measure this week that provides post-Brexit certainty to its services sector.