US, China Issue Climate Statement Ahead of High-Stakes Meeting

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Ahead of a face-to-face meeting between the leaders of China and the United States, U.S. Climate Envoy John Kerry and his Chinese counterpart, Xie Zhenhua, issued a statement stressing the two countries’ commitment to the Paris Agreement and other climate-related policies—but some specifics are lacking.

The Nov. 14 announcement was made just half a month ahead of the next United Nations climate conference, COP28. The meeting will take place in Dubai between Nov. 30 and Dec. 12. China and the United States are the No. 1 and No. 2 sources of greenhouse gas emissions, making them critical players in any international climate negotiations.

In addition, the statement comes as Chinese Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leader Xi Jinping visits San Francisco, which was cleaned up ahead of his arrival. He and U.S. President Joe Biden are meeting in the course of his visit to the Golden State for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APC) Summit.

That meeting, in turn, follows California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s visit to China.

The stakes are high for the two men. Tensions between the two superpowers have escalated in recent years over trade, human rights, fentanyl, the origins of COVID-19, and the fate of Taiwan. In recent weeks, China has stepped up strategic cooperation with Iran amid the Israel–Hamas war.

While storm clouds gather elsewhere, the climate statement has an optimistic title: “Sunnylands,” named after the California estate once owned by the late media mogul Walter Annenberg, where Mr. Kerry and Mr. Xie met earlier this month.

Yet as China continues to plan, permit, and approve hundreds of new coal plants alongside numerous wind and solar projects, many have remained skeptical of its buy-in on climate policies, particularly the reduction of fossil fuel use.

Indeed, while the statement reaffirms that the United States and China are both committed to tripling renewable energy capacity by 2030, in line with G20 countries’ commitment in New Delhi this September, the statement does not commit either party to specific cuts in the use of coal, oil, or natural gas by 2030 or any other date.

It does indicate that the two seek to “accelerate the substitution for coal, oil, and gas generation” over the next decade by using more renewables.

By Nathan Worcester

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