U.S. climate envoy Kerry says the private sector should help achieve emission targets

RIYADH (Reuters) – U.S. climate envoy John Kerry said on Monday the private sector has to step in to help governments achieve emission targets, adding carbon emissions are not about politics or ideologies, but “about science”.

Kerry was speaking in Riyadh where he attended the Middle East Green Initiative summit launched by Saudi Arabia.

(Reporting by Yousef Saba, writing by Aziz El Yaakoubi, editing by Chris Reese)