John Kerry warning to Liz Truss not to ‘jigger’ with climate change levies Tory leadership contender backs 2050 net zero target but wants to suspend green tax The Independent UK · Jul 24, 2022
US climate envoy John Kerry sends warning to UK’s next prime minister Mr Kerry issued a warning to the next prime minister that the commitment to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 cannot be compromised. The Independent UK · Jul 24, 2022
Biden aides back at climate drawing board after mad rush WASHINGTON — Hours after Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., delivered a fatal blow to climate change legislation championed by Joe Biden, White House officials began making plans for the president to take matters into his own hands. Tribune News Service · Jul 23, 2022
Kerry says US climate setbacks are slowing work abroad U.S. climate envoy John Kerry says setbacks for President Joe Biden’s climate efforts at home have “slowed the pace” of some of the commitments from other countries to cut climate-wrecking fossil fuel pollution in diplomacy abroad The Independent UK · Jul 1, 2022
Court leaves dwindling paths for Biden's climate mission More than 500 days into his presidency, Joe Biden’s hope for saving the Earth from the devastating effects of climate change may not be dead The Independent UK · Jul 1, 2022
The Babylon Bee: The Absurdity of Reality 'Makes Our Job Very Difficult' The Christian satire site has met the ire of fact-checkers for pushing back against left-leaning humor. Reason · Jun 22, 2022
Cairo Looks Forward to High-Level US Participation in COP27 Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, the president-designate of the upcoming UN climate change conference, received on Thursday a phone call from the United States Special Climate Envoy, John Kerry. Shoukry told Kerry his country is looking forward to high-level US participation in the COP27 United Nations Climate Change Conference 2022,… Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 17, 2022
U.S. climate envoy Kerry urges Mexico to accelerate energy transition Mexico should accelerate its efforts to help tackle global warming, U.S. climate envoy John Kerry said on Tuesday after a meeting with President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador. Reuters · Jun 14, 2022
Brazil, U.S. to cooperate against illegal timber exports from the Amazon The governments of Brazil and the United States are in talks to jointly combat exports of illegal timber from the Amazon rainforest, as well as other unlawful environmental activities. Reuters · Jun 11, 2022
John Kerry commits to look into case of missing British journalist in Brazil Dom Phillips, a Guardian contributor, was last seen on Sunday morning travelling with Indigenous expert Bruno Araújo Pereira The Guardian - US · Jun 7, 2022
Editorial: Gaining the Upper Hand in a Changing Global Economy Whether it’s about stabilizing macroeconomic fundamentals or dealing with future global competition, China should stick to ‘doing its own thing well’ Caixin Global · May 30, 2022
Germany, US energy partnership includes agreements on off-shore wind and hydrogen: German minister An energy partnership between Germany and the United States includes expanding off-shore wind power generation and co-operation on using hydrogen in industrial production, German economy minister Robert Habeck said on Friday. Reuters · May 27, 2022
Tribute for late VA chief Max Cleland, who lost limbs in war President Joe Biden and three former presidents have paid tribute to late Veterans Administration chief and U.S. senator Max Cleland, who lost limbs while serving in Vietnam The Independent UK · May 25, 2022
Global energy and funding shocks test climate commitments Six months after the world agreed in Glasgow to a U.N. climate pact with bold, new targets, political and business leaders facing an energy crisis, volatile markets and an economic downturn are grappling with how to cut carbon emissions. Reuters · May 24, 2022
Asharq Al-Awsat · May 24, 2022 US Climate Envoy Kerry Says Ukraine War No Excuse to Let Up on Climate Fight The US climate envoy John Kerry told the World Economic Forum (WEF) on Tuesday that the global energy crisis wrought by the war in Ukraine should not deepen the world's dependence on fossil fuels causing climate change. "There has to be a resupply to Europe of gas that has been…
Reuters · May 24, 2022 U.S. climate envoy Kerry says Ukraine war no excuse to let up on climate fight The U.S. climate envoy John Kerry told the World Economic Forum (WEF) on Tuesday that the global energy crisis wrought by the war in Ukraine should not deepen the world's dependence on fossil fuels causing climate change.
Asharq Al-Awsat · May 23, 2022 WEF: Youth Unemployment, Inequality and Climate Change Top Challenges Facing MENA Running the team that manages the WEF’s relations and initiatives with the Middle East and North Africa, Maroun Kairouz has a busy portfolio on his hands. After a two year hiatus, the WEF is holding its first in-person meeting in Davos since the start of the pandemic. “The meeting couldn't…
The Independent UK · May 22, 2022 DAVOS DIARY: Train instead of plane —scenery, carbon cutting The World Economic Forum is encouraging European attendees to come to its exclusive gathering in the Swiss Alps by train
Asharq Al-Awsat · May 16, 2022 US Vice President, Officials Heading to UAE to Pay Respects A high-powered American delegation led by Vice President Kamala Harris flew to the United Arab Emirates on Monday to pay respects to the federation's late ruler and meet with the newly ascended president. The delegation included Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, CIA Director William Burns and…
Salon · May 14, 2022 How Democrats found God — and doomed Roe Democrats' slide into Christian nationalism may have gotten Clinton and Obama elected. But it came at a big price
The Guardian - UK · May 14, 2022 ‘This is about survival’: will Cop27 bring action on Glasgow climate pact? Six months from Cop27, climate advisors warn talks must follow through on plans made in Glasgow to limit global heating to 1.5C
Insider UK · May 11, 2022 John Kerry says Vladimir Putin has not wrecked Glasgow Climate Pact US climate envoy reckons Russian president had spurred on Europe to increase renewable energy production by using gas supplies as a weapon
The Guardian - UK · May 10, 2022 John Kerry warns a long Ukraine war would threaten climate efforts Exclusive: US presidential envoy says limiting global heating to 1.5C could be made harder by conflict
Asharq Al-Awsat · May 7, 2022 Rich Nations Must Stick to Climate Promises, Says US Envoy Kerry The world's richest nations must implement their promises to keep alive a global goal to avoid the worst impacts of climate change, US climate envoy John Kerry told Reuters on Saturday. Kerry said progress was vital as Egypt prepares to host the next round of UN climate talks, known as…
Asharq Al-Awsat · May 1, 2022 Cairo, Washington to Boost Cooperation in Climate Issues Cairo and Washington discussed on Saturday joint cooperation in fighting climate change as part of Egypt’s hosting of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP27) in Sharm el-Sheikh in November. In Washington, Rania Al-Mashat, Egyptian Minister of International Cooperation, met with David Thorne, Advisor to the US Special Presidential Envoy for…