WASHINGTON (dpa-AFX) – The US government is sending its climate commissioner John Kerry to China and South Korea to advertise more ambitious global climate goals. With the talks in Shanghai and Seoul from Wednesday to Sunday, the climate summit convened by US President Joe Biden for April 22nd and 23rd is to be prepared, as the US State Department said on Tuesday. In addition, it is about the preparation of the 26th UN climate conference, which is to take place in November in Glasgow, Scotland.
China, the world’s second largest economy, is also one of the biggest polluters. With the summit, Biden wants to underline the urgency of stronger measures for climate protection and their economic benefits. The US also wants to announce “an ambitious emissions target” for the year 2030 as a new contribution to the Paris climate agreement. Biden urged other leaders to use the online meeting to expand their contributions as well./jbz/DP/he
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