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May 15, 2021 After Brussels and Palazzo Chigi, special envoy for climate John Kerry visited Pope Francis this morning. 



This was communicated by the Holy See, also referring to the Pope's audience with Cardinal Marc Ouellet, Prefect of the Congregation for Bishops this morning.



And with Msgr. Aldo Cavalli, Archbishop of Vibo Valentia, Apostolic Nuncio to the Netherlands; Permanent Representative of the Holy See to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons. With Msgr. Filippo Santoro, archbishop of Taranto. And with Msgr. Juan Rube´n Marti´nez, Bishop of Posadas (Argentina). The Pope also today received in audience the members of the "Meter" Association.



In an interview with Corsera today, the former secretary of state of the Obama presidency (2013-1017) said that:



"There is nothing more important than cooperation between the United States and China on the climate". Thus the special envoy of President Joe Biden for the climate, John Kerry, in an interview with "Corriere della sera" on the occasion of his visit to Italy. 



Answering the question of whether the issue of human rights could derail the climate dialogue, he said: "I hope not", adding: "we are committed to trying to keep a separate track on Climate, which does not involve exchanges or transactions with other issues. . "



"Climate is climate, a theme in itself, we will not give in to anyone's human rights or other aspects, which are followed by other members of the government". And does China accept it? "Yes, there are issues they have strong opinions on, but they've stated that one of the areas we can cooperate on is climate," Kerry said.



Regarding the topics of the meeting with Prime Minister Mario Draghi, Kerry explained that they spoke "of the urgency of the climate crisis and the economic opportunities if we face it: the technological transformation will be enormous and Italy has the necessary skills and central role during the year, in view of the g7, the g20 and above all the conference of the parties (COP26) in Glasgow, of which you are co-chair ". Then the invitation " not to rely too much on natural gas ".