Xie Zhenhua (left), China’s special envoy for climate change, greets the U.S. special climate envoy, John Kerry, and his daughter Vanessa Kerry, the founder and CEO of Seed Global Health, at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Tuesday. Photo: Hu Yue/Caixin

Xie attends a panel called “Safeguarding Our Planet and People” at the World Economic Forum on Tuesday. Photo: Hu Yue/Caixin

Panelist Xie speaks at the session. Photo: Hu Yue/Caixin

Kerry attends the session, saying the U.S. and China are putting together a group of experts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Photo: Xinhua

As the only Chinese government representative at this year’s World Economic Forum, Xie Zhenhua gives a speech at the session expressing China’s determination to tackle climate change. Photo: Xinhua

Xie speaks with Kerry during the session. Photo: Hu Yue/Caixin

Al Gore, former U.S. vice president, watches the session from the audience. Photo: Hu Yue/Caixin

Marc Benioff, co-CEO of Salesforce (right), Elizabeth Wathuti, founder of Green Generation Initiative, and Geraldine Matchet, co-CEO of Royal DSM, join World Economic Forum President Børge Brende (left) on Tuesday’s panel. Photo: Courtesy of the World Economic Forum