Energy Security and Climate Initiative

[On the COP 24 climate negotiations and start date of emissions counting under the Paris Agreement] This might seem like a small detail, but it is the kind of thing, if it’s not handled right, that can stall negotiations and lead to much bigger problems.

[On Chinese gains in innovation in clean energy] And China is doing this in a very strategic way, in a very methodical way.

[On COP 24 and the Paris "Rulebook"] The transparency guidelines are a centerpiece of the rulebook and crucial to the integrity of the Paris regime.

[On the U.S.-Chinese relationship in the U.N. climate negotiations at COP 24] There was a capacity to be a convener, each of us.That’s not available right now.