Kerry suggests Africans without electricity must pick 'the right kinds of electricity'
Kerry also suggested the US should help Africans afford it
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Former Secretary of State John Kerry claimed that there is a "climate emergency," and suggested that Africans without electricity must select "the right kinds of electricity," likely referring to green energy production, and that the U.S. must help them to afford it.
Kerry made the comments at a speaking event at the Harvard Kennedy School Institute of Politics on Thursday.
The Democrat suggested there will be a need to "declare a climate emergency, which is what we really have. And we need to get people to behave as if this really is a major transitional challenge to the whole planet."
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}He noted that the U.S. has the biggest economy on earth, with China in second place.
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Former Secretary of State John Kerry attends the Viva Technology show at Parc des Expositions Porte de Versailles in Paris on May 23. (Chesnot/Getty Images)
"Adios comunista," Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, wrote on X when replying to a post featuring a clip of Kerry's comments.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}John Kerry speaks onstage during the Time 100 Summit at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City on April 24. (Jemal Countess/Getty Images for Time)
Kerry, a former senator and the 2004 Democratic presidential nominee who lost to incumbent Republican President George W. Bush, went on to serve as secretary of state during a portion of President Obama's White House tenure.
He has also previously served as special presidential envoy for climate under President Biden.
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President Biden presents the Presidential Medal of Freedom to John Kerry in the East Room of the White House on May 3. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images)
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Biden awarded Kerry the Presidential Medal of Freedom earlier this year.