China's top climate envoy, Xie Zhenhua, stated that the COP28 climate summit's success hinges on reaching an agreement on the future of fossil fuels. Xie Zhenhua and John Kerry, both close in their careers, are leading negotiations at the U.N. climate conference. Their coordination on climate issues has become a rare area of cooperation between China and the U.S., driving intensive talks to find language on fossil fuels for a successful close of the summit.
The extent of U.S.-China cooperation, former Chinese and U.S. officials as well as climate experts told FP, is partly attributable to the two climate envoys, John Kerry and Xie Zhenhua, and their bond, developed over decades of negotiations. https://t.co/sRxCBKdAbg
The Chinese and American Climate Negotiators Pushing for a Deal—Two diplomats at the end of their careers leverage their close relationship in talks. A great double-profile by @shashamimi https://t.co/t9B5EUNKD1 https://t.co/t9B5EUNKD1
Climate has become a rare area of in-depth coordination between China and the U.S. because climate envoys John Kerry and Xie Zhenhua have made it their mission, @lili_pike writes. https://t.co/sRxCBKdAbg
China’s climate envoy said his team at COP28 is in intensive talks with the US and others to find language on fossil fuels that can bring the two-week climate summit to a successful close https://t.co/IO3o01SSkG
John Kerry and China’s Xie Zhenhua, two diplomats at the end of their careers, are leveraging their close relationship to drive final negotiations at the U.N. climate conference https://t.co/THy8diNrhS https://t.co/THy8diNrhS
CHINA SAYS NOT MUCH CHANCE OF SUCCESS AT COP28 WITHOUT A SOLUTION ON FOSSIL FUELS (Reuters) China's top climate envoy Xie Zhenhua said there was little chance the COP28 climate summit would be called a success if nations could not agree to language on the future of fossil fuels. https://t.co/Ze2O5e3dP8