Author: Melanie Hart

China-US climate talks could end up being game-changing

by Melanie Hart | Jul 22, 2014

US and China are using bilateral talks to push ahead with concrete climate cooperation and chip away at old divides over principles

US and Chinese leaders just wrapped up the sixth annual U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue. As in previous years, energy and climate cooperation was a key focus of the strategic track, which is headed up by US secretary of state John Kerry and Chinese state councilor Yang Jiechi…Read more

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