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Views: Visits 10 The U.S. president has moved fast to boost green jobs and reclaim international leadership on climate change – he now needs to put those promises into action As U.S. President Joe Biden marks his first 100 days in office Friday, there’s no question he has put his country firmly back on course to tackle climate change, analysts say. But the test for the rest of his first year is whether he can deliver on his new plans and pledges. After his predecessor, climate change sceptic Donald Trump, halted any move towards a green transition and yanked the United States out of the Paris climate accord, Biden faced a backlog of work and dug into it from his first day in the White House.
Finance boost crucial to get all on board for net-zero emissions, says UN chief Reuters 6 hrs ago
By Megan Rowling
BARCELONA, April 22 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The U.N. chief called for rich countries to make good on their promises of climate finance for developing nations at the G7 meeting in June, warning at a Thursday summit hosted by the U.S. president that the world is at the verge of the abyss .
Addressing the virtual summit on Earth Day, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said dangerous greenhouse gases are at levels not seen in 3 million years .
He noted that global warming had already hit 1.2 degrees Celsius and is racing toward the threshold of catastrophe .
By Megan Rowling, Thomson Reuters Foundation
7 Min Read Washington working on a new climate finance plan under Biden Wealthy governments have fallen short on 2020 finance promise to climate-vulnerable nations
BARCELONA, Feb 19 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - As the United States officially re-enters the Paris climate accord on Friday, expectations are rising that Washington will step up funding to help poor countries adopt clean energy and adapt to more extreme weather as the planet warms.
Under climate-change sceptic Donald Trump, the U.S. government did provide finance for things like building solar power systems in Africa and protecting people from storms and floods in Asia, as part of its international development aid.
Under climate-change sceptic Donald Trump, the U.S. government did provide finance for things like building solar power systems in Africa and protecting people from storms and floods in Asia, as part of its international development aid.