DAVOS, Switzerland — (AP) — U.S. climate envoy John Kerry says at the World Economic Forum's annual gathering in Davos that Russia's war in Ukraine shouldn't deter climate goals.

Speaking at a news conference Tuesday about speeding up the road to “net zero," Kerry says “we should not allow a false narrative to be created" that the war “somehow obviates the need to move forward and address the climate crisis.”

He says it's possible to both meet the need of increased energy from fossil fuels in the short term, particularly in Europe, and stay on course to reduce emissions over the coming years.

Meanwhile, the head of the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change says the next climate change summit in Egypt in November will be a “pivotal moment” for the planet.

Patricia Espinosa Cantellano says negotiations are over and implementation is starting as an investment in “a better future for all.”

She says governments now need to assess how they can attract the right investments for energy transition.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez says he believes Sweden and Finland will succeed in joining NATO despite Turkey’s objections to their membership.

In an address Tuesday to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Sánchez says that “the political will of the allies is to welcome these two countries.”

He said Spain will “accelerate all the parliamentary processes" to the two Nordic nations important for NATO and European Union stability.

Turkey has objected over what it sees as...

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