‘We need to get China’: John Kerry calls for return to bilateral climate talks

John Kerry, the US special envoy on climate, says: ‘China is 30% of all emissions. We need to get China.’ Photograph: Christophe van der Perre/Reuters

John Kerry has urged China to return to the negotiating table with the US on the climate crisis to kickstart stalled global progress on cutting greenhouse gas emissions.

The special envoy on climate to the US president, Joe Biden, said: “China is 30% of all emissions. We need to get China.”