Paris Negotiator John Kerry: “Grotesque Abdication of Leadership”

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In The Media

Paris Negotiator John Kerry: “Grotesque Abdication of Leadership”

The U.S. withdrawal from the Paris climate accord is an abdication of global leadership.

By John Kerry

Published on Jun 1, 2017

Source: BBC

Former U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry spoke with the BBC’s Katty Kay, saying that the U.S. withdrawal from the Paris climate accord is a “gross abdication” of leadership.

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This interview was originally broadcast by the BBC.

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John Kerry

Nonresident Scholar, Sustainability, Climate, and Geopolitics Program

John Kerry is a nonresident scholar the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

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