Climate Change

[On a diplomatic push on climate action] [The US is] going to have to be moving right out of the box with a whole range of national actions. The US is going to have to walk the walk and not just talk the talk.

[On enhancing global cooperation on climate change] [The US would need to] revive key diplomatic relationships around the world starting with the EU… and China.

[On coronavirus economic stimulus negotiations] If they have the votes, the stimulus package could be the single-most important climate policy that this country has ever adopted.

[On the Chinese net zero emissions goal on climate change] What President Xi said is enormously important. It's a huge step for China, who has never said anything like this before.

[On China's carbon neutrality goal] There is a long-term trajectory toward more efficiency and lower emissions in China, and it is possible that we have already seen peak coal consumption and now peaking emissions. But getting to zero will be really hard, and so far none of the policy detail needed to evaluate that is in place.