Climate envoy John Kerry said Friday that it is imperative that the U.S. and China cooperate on the climate crisis for the good of the world. Tensions in Taiwan had gotten in the way.
Andrea Mitchell asked Kerry whether such a move was an indication of a reversal of the pledge to move away from fossil fuels.
"Now, what they're going to do was going to happen for some period of time – it just doesn't happen that fast," he said, adding that more electric vehicles will send the demand for gasoline and oil use plummeting. "What is in Willow is miniscule, compared to the overall demand challenge that we face," Kerry continued."And, the key here is to move faster in changing demand and changing supply and in bringing online the new technologies that can scale up and make the difference. That's how we win this battle."
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