Kerry Calls For China And U.S. To Speed Up Climate Change Conversation

Posted by University of New Mexico/Talk Radio News Service on September 15, 2009 |

Travis Martinez. University of New Mexico- Talk Radio News Service

Sen John Kerry (D-Mass.), who chairs the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, called upon the U.S. and China to escalate their efforts to prevent climate change Tuesday.

“These conversations [about climate change] between the U.S. and China are at a critical stage… they need to speed up. They need to focus,” Kerry said during a conference call.

“The U.S. needs to lead, we [the U.S.] have an obligation to lead”, Kerry added. However, Kerry stressed that this did not release China from responsibility.

“China needs to understand along with the developing world that we [the U.S.] cannot enter into a global treaty without meaningful commitments”, Kerry said.

China and the U.S. lead the world in CO2 emissions.

Efforts are currently being made to secure new climate change agreements among the international community before 192 countries converge in Copenhagen this December.

September 15, 2009
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