"Mother Earth, the planet, is screaming at us": U.S. Climate Envoy John Kerry tells global leaders not enough is being done to fight climate change crisis

The global community is failing to urgently combat the climate crisis, U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry told leaders at the International Energy Agency's COP-26 Net Zero Summit. 

"I don't want to be the scold," said Kerry, speaking virtually Wednesday morning. "But we're here because of science. This is not politics. This is not ideology. This is not some political goal. This is not a pet project of one, or two, or three countries. This is a reality." The U.S. is the world's second leading emitter of carbon behind China. As a sign of America's crucial role in the fight for climate recovery, Kerry was the first representative of any country to address the summit.