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By Amy Lupica, ODP Daily Editor During White House Climate Envoy John Kerry’s trip to Tianjin on Monday, climate talks with China became tense, sparking fear that full cooperation may not be in the cards heading into the COP26 conference this fall in Glasgow. Kerry hoped to convince the Chinese government that climate change isn’t “day-to-day politics,” […]
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On Friday, the G7 Environment Ministers issued a long and detailed statement that was loaded with promises and high ambition. The most headline-grabbing of the pledges was around the decision to end direct financial support for new coal-fired plants in developing countries going forward.
Why This Matters: Parts of the communique seemed directed toward the Chinese (not a G7 member). Special Envoy Kerry immediately called on the G20 countries to agree to the same pledges.
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