China Will Not Host the 2028 Climate Summit

He said the war had been won.

But he also said the conflict was not over.

What did he say about ending it?

Trump said the United States does not need a deal with Iran.

He said the question was when to end the war.

Iran is still attacking ships.

So, what is Iran saying about talks?

An Iranian security official spoke about talks with the United States.

He said Iran would decide the way and plan for talks.

Iran has seven conditions for talks.

The United States must accept them first.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio called those conditions unacceptable.

What is a major problem between them?

Iran has also spoken about enriched nuclear material.

Iran's top security council said none of it would leave Iran.

The United States has wanted a peace deal.

Under that deal, Iran would give up its enriched uranium.

Has another country been linked to possible talks?

Iran's chief negotiator made a claim about Russia.

He said US officials asked President Vladimir Putin to help talks start.

The White House did not answer a question about that claim.

What happens now?

Iran also warned against action against its country.

It named naval forces and military support.

Iran said such action would be hostile.

For now, peace talks still look very difficult.

Thank you, Noah.

Our second story is about the Cop33 climate summit.

Mia is LinguaWire's correspondent for environment. Mia, why is China in the news?

Hello, Daniel. China will not host Cop33 in 2028.

Cop33 is a United Nations climate meeting.

Countries meet there to discuss climate change.

Why did people hope China would host it?

China produces more greenhouse gases than any other country.

It is also making big changes in energy.

China has depended heavily on coal.

Now it is building more clean energy.

What changes are happening in China?

China's renewable energy capacity is now bigger than its coal capacity.

Renewable energy includes wind and solar power.

Its greenhouse gas emissions seem to have fallen a little this year.

Electric vehicle sales have also grown fast.

Last month, they were nearly two-thirds of vehicle sales.

That sounds like an important change.

Yes, it is a big change.

China's clean energy industries drove more than 90 percent of investment growth last year.

Many countries and climate experts hoped China would lead at Cop33.

Can another country host the meeting?

Yes. United Nations climate rules say an Asian country should host in 2028.

Other Asian countries can now offer to host Cop33.

Do we know why China said no?

No, China has not given a clear reason.

Some experts think the US election may be one reason.

That election is during the Cop33 meeting.

For now, the 2028 host country is unknown.

Thank you, Mia.

Part one: vocabulary.

Coal.

Coal is a black fuel from the ground. In the story, “China has depended heavily on coal.”

Coal can make electricity.

Wind.

Wind is moving air that can make energy. In the story, “Renewable energy includes wind and solar power.”

Wind can make electricity.

Solar.

Solar means from the sun. In the story, “Renewable energy includes wind and solar power.”

Solar power comes from the sun.

Part two: the grammar.

Articles: a and an. In the story: “Cop33 is a United Nations climate meeting.”

We use “a” before a consonant sound and “an” before a vowel sound. “United” begins with a “y” sound, so we say “a United Nations climate meeting.”

Again: “Cop33 is a United Nations climate meeting.”

It is an important meeting.

Repeat after me: Cop33 is a United Nations climate meeting.