WASHINGTON – US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry will travel to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on October 24-25, to engage with government counterparts and private sector leaders on efforts to address the climate crisis, the US Department of State said in a statement.
Secretary Kerry will participate in the Middle East Green Initiative Summit while in Riyadh, read the statement.
Secretary Kerry’s engagements will bolster the United States’ bilateral and multilateral climate diplomacy efforts ahead of the 26th Conference of the Parties (COP26) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), which will be held October 31 to November 12 in Glasgow, United Kingdom, according to MENA.
