Climate summit ends with Joe Biden pledging that action equals jobs
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By Brady Dennis, Steven Mufson and Sean Sullivan
April 24, 2021 10.28am
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Washington: US President Joe Biden used the waning hours of a White House climate summit to hammer home a message aimed as much at Americans as at the dozens of world leaders he had convened: Combating the Earth’s warming is not simply a responsibility, but a chance to boost battered economies.
“Today’s final session is not about the threat climate change poses,” Biden said on Friday morning from the East Room.
Biden closes landmark summit with a message: Climate action equals jobs
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ADVISORY GLOBAL-CLIMATE/SUMMIT
Biden administration hosts Day 2 of Climate Leaders Summit
Start: 23 Apr 2021 11:57 GMT
End: 23 Apr 2021 14:07 GMT
WASHINGTON DC - Biden administration hosts White House summit with global leaders on Earth Day on ways to slow climate change.
SCHEDULE:
Unleashing Climate Innovation
This session will highlight the critical role of technological innovation in achieving a net-zero, climate-resilient economy; the importance of accelerating public and private investment in climate innovation; and the enormous economic opportunities in building the industries of the future.
U.S. Participants:
- Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo
- Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry
Leaders: