John Kerry, the US climate envoy, a key role in the US administration in the fight against climate change, will resign from his post to contribute to the campaign for the re-election of President Joe Biden, reported on Saturday 13 January from the American. Media The resignation of Mr. Kerry, 80, is expected to take effect by spring New York Times.
Since 2021, the former Secretary of State and Democratic senator has been joining forces with other countries to get commitments in the fight against climate change, especially during the last United Nations climate summit, COP28, which was held in Dubai.
John Kerry wants to join Joe Biden’s campaign by publicizing the president’s work in the fight against global warming, according to several American media outlets, citing officials familiar with the matter. He informed the president of his intention to leave on Wednesday and his team learned of his decision on Saturday, this media reported.
Effective cooperation with China
The former secretary of state led the American delegation to three United Nations climate summits but worked effectively with China despite a complicated diplomatic relationship.
In a rare show of unity, the United States and China, alone responsible for 40% of global greenhouse gas emissions, sealed a historic, albeit watered-down, agreement at COP28 in December. To start phasing out oil, gas and coal, the main global climate crisis culprits.
Mr. Kerry hosted his Chinese counterpart, Xi Zhenhua, in California a month earlier, where the two countries agreed on a broad outline of climate action, which serves in part as the basis for the Dubai Accord involving nearly 200 countries. News of John Kerry’s resignation comes a day after Xie Zhenhua’s retirement announcement.
