The announcement followed closed-door meetings aimed at formally restarting the U.S.-Chinese climate dialogue.

John Kerry said the two nations vowed to continue meeting on climate change. | Pool photo by Florence Lo

ByZACK COLMAN

07/19/2023 10:07 AM EDT

Updated:07/19/2023 03:49 PM EDT

• https://www.politico.com/news/2023/07/19/kerrys-effort-to-secure-climate-deal-with-china-falls-short-00107022

The United States and China failed to reach new climate agreements despite “productive” conversations, special climate envoy John Kerry said Wednesday after a four-day visit to Beijing, an outcome that underscores the tensions between the world’s two biggest carbon polluters and economies.

Kerry said the hours of closed-door meetings with senior Chinese officials revealed “things we clearly agreed on,” with both sides committing to regular meetings, including one in the next few weeks. He still expressed hope of achieving breakthroughs that could keep the planet from experiencing disastrous climate change.

“We had a very extensive set of frank conversations and realized that it’s going to take…