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ST JOHN’S – Antigua and Barbuda’s Prime Minister Gaston Browne wrote to new United States President Joseph Biden on Wednesday afternoon immediately after his inauguration, welcoming his administration’s decision to commit to the 2015 Paris Agreement on Climate Change.
In his capacity as Chair of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) for the 2021 to 2022 period, Browne thanked Biden for his “foresight and concern” and said the 44-member alliance looked forward to his leadership.
He said that AOSIS, comprised small island and low-lying coastal developing states that were most gravely threatened by climate change, and was delighted at the Biden administration’s decision to integrate climate change into the US foreign policy and national security strategies.
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What the world wants from John Kerry
Joe Biden s incoming climate envoy will have to restore confidence among foreign leaders that the U.S. is serious about leading a global effort to cap greenhouse gases.
Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry speaks at the Queen Theatre on Nov. 24, 2020 in Wilmington, Del. | Mark Makela/Getty Images
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As the incoming U.S. climate envoy, John Kerry will be the global face of President-elect Joe Biden’s ambitious climate agenda. But rejoining the Paris climate agreement on Day 1 won’t be enough to win the trust of the government officials, CEOs and climate action advocates he’ll be dealing with around the world.
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At the Thimphu Ambition Summit, held on December 9, government leaders delivered clear ambition statements that showcased their individual government’s leadership on climate action, throwing their weight behind holding the world to the 1.5C warming target set out in the Paris Agreement.
The high level virtual event was organized by Bhutan to build political momentum on climate action and to discuss critical issues faced by least developed countries (LDCs), such as climate finance and green economic recovery. The summit was held in Thimphu, the nation’s capital.
The 2015 Paris Agreement required nations to submit new revisions of their nationally determined contributions (NDCs) efforts by each country to reduce national emissions and adapt to the impacts of climate change by 2020 to replace the original ones which were first outlined in 2015. However, the COVID-19 pandemic made it impossible t
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The U.S. will soon rejoin the Paris climate accord. Then comes the hard part.
Brady Dennis, The Washington Post
Dec. 22, 2020
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Leaders from 75 countries gathered this month - virtually, of course - to mark the fifth anniversary of the Paris climate accord and to outline more ambitious plans to cut planet-warming emissions in the critical years ahead.
The United Kingdom vowed to stop funding fossil fuel projects abroad. The European Union said it will push to cut emissions 55% by 2030. Canada detailed plans to ramp up its tax on carbon to more than $130 per ton over the same period. A handful of smaller countries pledged to reach net-zero emissions by 2035, if not sooner. Three dozen nations have declared a climate emergency inside their borders.