Suga to pitch climate talks with US and pick John Kerry counterpart

High-level dialogue to form united front on cutting carbon footprints

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Suga and Biden have both pledged to achieve zero-emissions by 2050. (Suga photo by Uichiro Kasai, Biden photo by Reuters)

Nikkei staff writers

TOKYO -- Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga plans to propose a high-level dialogue with the U.S. on reducing carbon footprints when he meets President-elect Joe Biden in the coming months, Nikkei has learned.

Suga plans to visit Washington as early as February for his first summit with Biden, who will take office on Jan. 20. The plan is to have the two sides agree to the framework then, with the first meeting taking place by March, seeking to spur bilateral cooperation in clean energy technology.

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