U.S. climate envoy John Kerry will visit China this week to discuss efforts to curb carbon emissions, the first visit to the country by a senior member of Biden's administration. Kerry will travel to Shanghai and Seoul, South Korea through Saturday to "discuss raising global climate ambition" before Biden's climate summit, which is set to kick off April 22, the State Department said in a statement. Kerry is expected to meet with his Chinese counterpart Xie Zhenhua, according to two people familiar with this plans who asked not to be identified describing private communications. The U.S. is seeking to regain its position as a global climate leader after Biden's predecessor, Donald Trump, implemented pro-fossil fuel policies and turned away from efforts to limit U.S. greenhouse-gas production. Kerry, a former secretary of state, has been criss-crossing the globe to encourage other nations to step up their efforts, and the U.S. is considering a pledge to cut U.S. greenhouse-gas emissions by 50% or more by the end of the decade. Read more from Will Wade and Ari Natter.
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