Is calling Colombia a leader on climate action premature?
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Earlier this month, U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry held a call with Colombian President Ivan Duque to discuss the climate crisis. This conversation was important for two reasons.
First, following the severe rupture with science under the Trump administration, President Biden quickly rejoined the Paris Agreement and signed an executive order moving the climate crisis toward the center of U.S. foreign policy and national security. In addition to President Duque, Kerry has also had various calls with other Latin American leaders, reflecting climate change’s prioritization in U.S. regional relations for the first time.
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Abu Dhabi: The UAE will convene a regional climate dialogue on April 4 to discuss preparations for the 26th United National Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26).
The dialogue will see the participation of John Kerry, United States special presidential envoy for climate, COP 26 president Alok Sharma, International Renewable Energy Agency director general Franceso La Camera, as well as ministers and high-level climate representatives from the region. The COP26 summit, scheduled to be held in Glasgow, UK in November 2021, will then focus on accelerated action to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.
The US special envoy on climate John Kerry is to visit the UAE next week.
On Sunday, Mr Kerry will attend high-level discussions on advancing global action to halt climate change at the GCC and MENA Regional Dialogue For Climate Action in Abu Dhabi.
This is his first visit to the Middle East since being appointed to the role. The veteran politician was made climate tsar by US President Joe Biden and has vowed to swiftly make up for America s lost years in the battle to protect the environment.
Mr Kerry s visit to the UAE comes during a critical year in the global fight to halt rising temperatures. A major international climate meeting convened by Mr Biden takes place this month, while the Cop26 climate change summit is being staged in Glasgow, Scotland, in November.