"John Podesta is expected to push for China to set more ambitious greenhouse gas targets."

"John Podesta, President Biden’s top climate diplomat, is traveling to Beijing on Tuesday where he is expected to press Chinese leaders to make more ambitious plans to cut the greenhouse gas emissions that are driving climate change.

The three-day trip, confirmed by the State Department, is widely viewed as one of the last opportunities before the November election for the Biden administration to exert pressure on China to act more aggressively on global warming.

“There is a stalemate on climate engagement between the U.S. and China,” Alan Yu, the senior vice president for international policy at the Center for American Progress, a liberal research organization, said recently. “We don’t have a lot of time to really change that.”"

Lisa Friedman reports for the New York Times September 3, 2024. [2]

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