Statement by Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans, welcoming US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry
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Hello everyone,
I just want to tell you how excited I am that Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, my good friend, John Kerry is here with us today.
Everybody in the College is really thrilled to be able to have an exchange with him. You know we said when the Biden administration took office: “They are back. They are back in Paris. They are back in the climate agenda”. This is the best proof that this is the case.
We are going to be working hand in hand to make a success of Glasgow. It’s going to be quite an effort to get there, it will be quite an effort to convince other major players in the world to do the right thing.
But I am absolutely convinced that the United States and Europe working together, we can move mountains and make sure we hand over a climate our children and grandchildren can live in. A world that is liveable, a world that learns to live within planetary boundaries.
John, once again, thanks you so much for being here.
You can watch the speech here.
