Notably, the summit took place on the fifth anniversary of the signing of the agreement, which former President Trump
Biden also announced a new international climate finance plan meant to eventually double U.S. financing for climate-related programs in developing countries and put limits on international investment in fossil fuels.
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, who also spoke at the event, said he welcomed Biden’s leadership on tackling climate change, which he asserted is “making the world more dangerous.”
“It has a serious impact on our security, so it matters for NATO,” Stoltenberg said.
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The Defense Department in just the past few years has seen its own fair share of climate change impacts on military installations – including heavy downpours, drought, rising temperature and sea level and repeated forest fires - which Austin listed off in his speech.
Climate crisis threatens U S national security, Defense secretary says
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