POLITICO Energy

Why Kerry’s China trip led to more talk, but no action

Episode Summary

The United States and China did not reach any new climate agreements after Special climate envoy John Kerry's trip to Beijing, but officials from the two countries promised to keep talking. POLITICO's Zack Colman goes inside the talks and where they go from here. Plus, the Energy Department denied a decade-old petition from environmental groups to issue a rule on how it reviews applications to export liquefied natural gas.

Episode Notes

The United States and China did not reach any new climate agreements after Special climate envoy John Kerry's trip to Beijing, but officials from the two countries promised to keep talking. POLITICO's Zack Colman goes inside the talks and where they go from here. Plus, the Energy Department denied a decade-old petition from environmental groups to issue a rule on how it reviews applications to export liquefied natural gas.