ANTALYA - Former Secretary of State John Kerry said China is leading the world in moving away from fossil fuels and that the United States and the rest of the world must now follow, according to The Guardian's report. The article, which appears within the paper's live coverage of Cop31, notes that Cop watchers are wondering exactly how China will approach this shift.

The Guardian reported that Kerry said most nations are “stumbling along” while Beijing has hugely accelerated its efforts. The newspaper's summary credits Fiona Harvey, reporting from Antalya, and Rebecca Bailey as the authors, and it describes the remarks as coming from an interview with the Guardian.

Separately, The Hill's interview report said Kerry warned, in an interview published Tuesday, that the rest of the world is falling behind China on clean energy technology. The outlet said China has emerged as the clear leader in a rapidly growing market. The Hill quoted Kerry as saying, “The only country that has hugely accelerated is China.”

The two accounts are consistent in describing China as ahead in clean energy and other nations as trailing, but the summaries do not indicate whether the Guardian and The Hill drew on the same interview. The Hill's article is by Finya Swai. Neither summary gives further detail on the specific policies or measures Kerry discussed, and both are excerpts, so the full reports may contain material not captured here.

Sources: The Guardian: US and rest of world must follow China’s lead on green energy, says John Kerry; The Hill: John Kerry says China now leads on green energy: ‘The rest of the world is stumbling along’.