The AP Interview: Kerry says world short of climate goal
Source: AP
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER
WASHINGTON (AP) Crucial U.N. climate talks next month could end short of the global target for cutting coal, gas and oil emissions, U.S. climate envoy John Kerry says, after nearly a year of climate diplomacy that helped win deeper cuts from allies but has so far failed to move some of the worlds biggest polluters to act fast enough.
In an interview with The Associated Press, Kerry credited the United States, the European Union, Japan and others that over the past year have pledged bigger, faster cuts in climate-wrecking fossil fuel emissions ahead of the talks in Glasgow, Scotland, under nudging from Kerry and the Biden administration. He expressed hope enough nations would join in over the next couple of years. By the time Glasgows over, were going to know who is doing their fair share, and who isnt, he said.
Kerry also spoke of the impact if the U.S. Congress under a slim Democratic majority fails to pass legislation for significant action on climate by the United States itself, as the Biden administration aims to regain leadership on climate action. It would be like President Trump pulling out of the Paris agreement, again, Kerry said.
Kerry spoke to the AP on Wednesday in a conference room down the hall from his office at the State Department, its upper corridors still eerily shy of people in the coronavirus pandemic. Kerrys comments came after nine months of intensive climate diplomacy by plane, phone and computer screen aimed at nailing down the most global commitments of action on climate possible ahead of the U.N. climate summit, which opens Oct. 31 in Scotland.
John Kerry, United States Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press, Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021, at the U.S. State Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
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jimfields33
(15,809 posts)Its going to be difficult to combat this. I think they should use the time to discuss those countries during the conference. The rest seem to be on board.
Devil Child
(2,728 posts)Climate change will mean little without China, India, and Russia being invested and participating
Oh, and the La Palma volcanic eruption ending.
jimfields33
(15,809 posts)Devil Child
(2,728 posts)If you are a nerd for pollutants, check out windy dot com and their CO2 and SO2 tabs over the Canary Islands. That will give you a nice reality check for the worlds newest biggest pollution source.
jimfields33
(15,809 posts)Devil Child
(2,728 posts)Man made climate change initiatives are needed now more than ever with the La Palma eruption in full swing and no projected end in sight. Just what 2021 needed...
Link to tweet
NickB79
(19,246 posts)Adding sulfur to the atmosphere is a geoengineering plan to slow heating and buy us time.
OneCrazyDiamond
(2,032 posts)Devil Child
(2,728 posts)with more than 10,065 million tons of CO2 released. China is also a top 3 SO2 polluter. When they correct those their solar panels will be a tad more effective.