US Climate Envoy Kerry Visits China for Emissions Talks

U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry talks with Japanese Minister of the Environment Shinjiro Koizumi in Tokyo, Japan, August, 31, 2021. Koji Sasahara/Pool via REUTERS

U.S. climate envoy John Kerry starts a three-day visit to China after meeting with Japanese officials in Tokyo on Aug. 31. The trip is aimed at building on commitments secured during Kerry’s last visit to China in April.

Kerry will meet with Xie Zhenhua, China’s special envoy for climate change affairs, in the northern port of Tianjin City from Aug. 31 to Sep. 3, China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment said on Tuesday.