U.N. summit marks the latest hurdle in John F. Kerry s long climate crusade

It was hardly the first time U.S. special climate envoy John F. Kerry, 78, has been tripped up in trying to exert U.S. environmental leadership. The former secretary of state is the face of the U.S. government s response to climate change, but his résumé of accomplishments is mixed. The nations of the world lag far behind on the pledges they had promised under the Paris accords he helped broker in 2015, and activists and some national leaders say they are becoming disillusioned with the COP summits and America s inability to deliver on its promises.

Such is the dichotomy Kerry confronts. He is a rock star in climate diplomacy, but he is tethered to the vagaries of U.S. and global politics. That has left many to wonder why his charm and influence cannot marshal a more effective response in the world s capitals, including his own.

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And as his Gulfstream arcs off into the Egyptian sunset, we bid a fond adieu to Ambassador Kerry, who like the Pharaohs of old, will loom large in our collective mythology.