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US and China set to meet this year in Azerbaijan to discuss methane emission reductions
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Igor Patrickin Miami
The US and China plan to meet later this year in Azerbaijan in a bid to reduce methane emissions, according to an American read-out released on Friday in Washington after two days of climate talks between the two giant emitters.
The second US-China summit on methane and non-CO2 greenhouse gases is slated to take place in November during the United Nations’ top climate conference, the read-out stated. It follows last year’s meeting on the topic in the United Arab Emirates.
The talks on Wednesday and Thursday marked the first face-to-face meeting between the two countries’ new climate envoys: John Podesta and Liu Zhenmin. Podesta succeeded former White House adviser John Kerry, and Liu, Xie Zhenhua.
Washington’s dialogue built on preliminary discussions their predecessors initiated last November in Sunnylands, California, during a summit between US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping.
“The two sides committed to promote bilateral cooperation and conduct capacity building,” the read-out said.
“They exchanged experiences and challenges with respect to their respective climate policies and actions, with a view to responding meaningfully to the climate crisis and beyond.”
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