Carbon Neutrality in the New U.S.-China Future

n U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry’s visit to Tianjin, China, in early September and his discussions with China’s Special Envoy for Climate Change Xie Zhenhua, we can see a welcome movement toward the better (old) days of cooperation in areas the two countries could agree on. The old official bridges were partially “deconstructed” and that self-inflicted damage was shouldered by the American people. Now, the U.S. can finally see what it produced: precisely nothing of value. Kerry should be congratulated for recognizing that relationships matter and that starting over takes courage, and for recognizing the necessity for both countries. Careful observers may see “green shoots” furtively peeking through!