Secretary of State John Kerry will participate in several high-level events "to reinforce US leadership on climate-change action" during the UN General Assembly in New York this week, the State Department announced on Sunday.
Today, he is scheduled to host the first-ever Major Economies Forum Foreign Ministers meeting, which "seeks to build political will and a sense of common cause to address climate change as a foreign policy priority," according to the statement.
He was to "encourage countries to put forward robust climate targets next year to help reach an ambitious international climate-change agreement in 2015 and explore fresh ideas to capture climate co-benefits," the statement said.
On Monday, Kerry will deliver keynote remarks at the opening event of Climate Week NYC "Toward a Vibrant, Low Carbon Economy." He will "showcase the bold climate action that the United States is taking at home and present his vision for advancing a global low-carbon economy," the statement pointed out.
On Wednesday, Kerry will deliver remarks at a reception celebrating the launch of the Global Alliance for Climate-Smart Agriculture.
On Thursday, Kerry will host an event, "Our Ocean: Next Steps on Sustainable Fishing and Marine Protected Areas." Additionally, US Special Envoy Todd Stern will participate in several climate change-related events, including the Major Economies Forum and the Climate and Clean Air Coalition High Level Assembly, which will discuss international actions to reduce short-lived climate pollutants and launch a new partnership of oil and gas companies to reduce harmful methane pollution, the announcement said.