Kerry Urges China To Cut Emissions; China Seeks Easing Of Solar Sanctions

"SEOUL — U.S. climate envoy John F. Kerry said Friday he hopes Beijing will agree to cut carbon emissions faster to address the climate crisis, as he wrapped up talks in which Chinese officials pressed for American concessions in other areas that have strained relations.

Kerry said in a telephone interview from an airport in South Korea that Chinese officials are finalizing a “comprehensive” plan for curbing emissions in the country, even as Beijing pushed for the United States to lift sanctions on solar panel makers in exchange for greater cooperation on climate change.

“We made some progress. That’s the bottom line,” he said after several days of meetings in the northern Chinese city of Tianjin. “In diplomacy, you don’t always get everything you want in one fell swoop.”"

Eva Dou reports for the Washington Post September 3, 2021.

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