A Vital Year Ahead for U.S.-China Climate Engagement
Disagreements loom on how to fund the global fight against climate change, but there’s plenty of room this year for both countries to entrench recent progress in their cooperation.
John Kerry, U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, and Xie Zhenhua, then China's Special Envoy on Climate Change, at Sunnylands in Rancho Mirage, California, November 2023. Credit: Chinese Ambassador to the U.S., Xie Feng, via X
On the surface, 2024 looks like being a quiet year for engagement between the U.S. and China on climate issues. The looming U.S. elections mean major new agreements are unlikely, while the departure of two elder statesmen of climate diplomacy — the U.S.’s John Kerry and China’s Xie Zhenhua — suggests a renewal of green trade tensions may become harder to avoid.
But below the surface, 2024 will be a very important year. Most notably, it will offer both sides the chance to implement cli
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