Pleasure to meet w/ Iraq FM Hussein today to enhance US-Iraq climate cooperation. Among the first to endorse the #GlobalMethanePledge, we must both work to drive down emissions and end super-polluting flaring, venting, and leakage of methane from oil & gas. #USIraq360Partnership
Special Presidential Envoy John Kerry
@ClimateEnvoy
Special Presidential Envoy for Climate
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Special Presidential Envoy John Kerry’s Tweets
Let’s finish the job. #SOTU
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Because of the American people, our Union is strong – let’s finish the job.
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“We have an obligation to our children and grandchildren to confront it. I’m proud of how America is at last stepping up to the challenge.
But there’s so much more to do.
We will finish the job.” on the climate crisis. I could not agree more.
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.: The Inflation Reduction Act is also the most significant investment ever to tackle the climate crisis.
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Saw ’s brilliance/strategic compass firsthand in ‘04 (and ‘12) pres debate prep. An exceptional . Ron balanced many priorities and stayed true to vision that had climate at the forefront. We owe him, and their family a big thanks. Onwards!
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The Biden-Harris administration has restored U.S. leadership on the world stage, mobilized an unprecedented effort to tackle the climate crisis, and intensified our climate leadership. And we're just getting started. (3/3)
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Many more countries heeded the call to strengthen their NDC targets, and the Inflation Reduction Act put the U.S. on track to achieve goal of reaching net-zero emissions by 2050. (2/3)
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It’s a packed set of meetings at the to continue the push for faster, stronger action on climate by public and private sector leaders. We must turn words into tangible projects that can help us hit our collective goals across mitigation, adaptation, and finance.
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We are honored to welcome the world to the UAE for #COP28, the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference.
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One year from the shameful terrorist attacks on Abu Dhabi, the UAE remains undeterred, including by leaning into global leadership on crucial issues like climate. UAE is an ally and friend, and we will continue to work together on our shared priorities.
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The path ahead will not be easy, but I am optimistic at the outset of 2023 that we can collectively rise to meet the challenge of the climate crisis and build the clean energy economy of the future. (5/5)
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The UAE is a crucial partner in advancing our joint efforts to combat the climate crisis, including through their #COP28 leadership. (4/5)
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Dr. Sultan is an experienced diplomat and businessperson, including as Chairman of Masdar, and this unique combination will help bring all of the necessary stakeholders to the table to move faster and at scale. (3/5)
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This diverse team will lead the UAE’s #COP28 Presidency through, among other important mandates, the first Global Stocktake under the Paris Agreement, and help coalesce a vision and plan for what must happen to keep a 1.5 degree C limit on temperature rise within reach. (2/5)
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Congratulations to HE Dr. Sultan Al Jaber on his appointment as #COP28 President-Designate, alongside HE Razan Al Mubarak as High Level Champion and HE Shamma al Mazrui as Youth Champion. (1/5)
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Great to meet with Minister on continued leadership with Ghana on climate and forests, and next steps as Co-Chairs of the Forest Climate Leaders Partnership. Halting and reversing forest loss by 2030 is critical for keeping 1.5 alive.
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I am proud of the vision and ambition demonstrated by today’s announcement, and we look forward to partnering with Vietnam to put inclusive economic growth to work to ramp up the fight against the climate crisis.
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Vietnam’s new commitments to peak emissions and expedite the transition from coal to renewables signal Vietnam’s seriousness about achieving a green transformation for its people.
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The #USAfricaLeadersSummit22 demonstrates the importance of U.S. commitments announced at COP27 under the President’s Emergency Plan for Adaptation & Resilience to integrate locally-led, and African-led, solutions to address the climate vulnerability of our African partners.
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Our discussion at the #USAfricaLeadersSummit22 revealed opportunities to expand clean energy access to support Africa’s vital socioeconomic progress and the importance of prioritizing nature-based solutions that will sustain and grow our economies sustainably.
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I was honored to speak at the #USAfricaLeadersSummit22 session on conservation, climate adaptation, and a just energy transition, and highlight our partnership with Africa to address the dual biodiversity and climate crises.
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A pleasure to meet with Amy Pope, U.S. candidate for the Director General of International Organization for Migration. She possess the unique range of experience and accomplishments working at all levels to address the worsening reality of climate-related displacement.
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Honored to join you for an important conversation on the outcomes of COP27 and the road ahead for the international climate effort in this critical decade.
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Tune in now to hear @ClimateEnvoy as he delivers our 2022 Distinguished Lecture on the urgency of global climate action at @KingsCollegeLon @USAinUK
Click here to watch - youtu.be/hbZU9NY-1LY
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The mission now is to double down– to implement real projects and deploy real dollars, which enables us to further enhance global ambition and hold everyone accountable.
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What leaps out at me is not that this challenge presents us with impossibilities – we know what we have to do. We have to reduce emissions from unabated fossil fuels, cut methane and other climate superpollutants, and stop deforestation. And we know how to do all of this.
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As I said tonight at , climate commitments are not the same as actions. The fact is, we have a long way to go to keep our promise to the generation that will live with the rewards of our action or the consequences of our inaction.
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Pleasure to meet such dedicated students ahead of an important discussion on the climate crisis at youtu.be/hbZU9NY-1LY
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Excited to have as Secretariat of the Forest Investor Club helping catalyze investments in forests, nature, and green infrastructure – part of the US efforts to mobilize $9 billion for #ClimateAction.
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As we conclude #COP27 in Sharm El-Sheikh, I want to congratulate Egypt on hosting this important event and commitment to ensuring a successful world class summit. (2/2)
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Glasgow set ambitious #ClimateAction in motion. Sharm El-Sheikh has taken that momentum, moving the world forward to implement and build on our climate commitments and secure a more prosperous future by keeping the goal of limiting warming to 1.5-degrees within reach. (1/2)
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150 for 1.5! 150 countries now endorse the Global Methane Pledge, and the GMP is generating more momentum than ever to #CutMethane and keep 1.5C within reach. Read our Year 1 wrap-up here: state.gov/global-methane
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Excited to partner with on the ZEV Emerging Markets Initiative today, which will help leading businesses and emerging markets step up efforts to decarbonize the mobility sector.
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Thank you . We welcome growing support for the ETA. Our aim: scaling up finance for the clean energy transition and adaptation.
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We are glad to find that the Energy Transition Accelerator (ETA), initiative designed to support developing country efforts to switch from fossil to renewable energy, launched by @ClimateEnvoy on 9 Nov, includes a Share of Proceeds for Adaptation (SOPA)! 
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We have solutions to keep a safer 1.5 degree C future within reach. But to tackle the #ClimateCrisis, we must urgently act now by implementing and expanding on the commitments and goals all countries have made. We have the tools, so let’s put them to work.
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The transformative partnership announced in Bali and the targets Indonesia has committed to were informed by analysis, collaboration, and input by a whole host of players, top among them my good friend’s ’s team at and our own US national . #JETP
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