Climate concerns
April 25, 2021
US President Joe Biden has so far done well by rejoining the Paris Agreement. This was one of his electoral pledges which he has fulfilled without much delay. Now he is planning to lead concrete measures to tackle emissions of greenhouse gases after the virtual Leaders’ Summit on Climate that took place on April 22-23. Surprisingly, Pakistan was not among the first countries that Joe Boden invited to participate in the summit to which courtiers as small as Bhutan and Jamaica received an invitation to participate. But then perhaps after a realization that Pakistan is not only the fifth largest country in the world in terms of population with over 220 million people, it is among the worst-hit countries by climate change as well; the Biden Administration sent an invitation to Pakistan. It is worth noting that Pakistan is also vice-president of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and a member of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Xi calls for international effort to address climate challenges By CAO DESHENG | China Daily | Updated: 2021-04-23 06:53 Share CLOSE President Xi Jinping addresses the Leaders Summit on Climate via video link from Beijing on Thursday. Xi delivered an important speech titled For Man and Nature: Building a Community of Life Together at the two-day event hosted by the United States. [Photo/Xinhua]
Upholding multilateral approach crucial, president tells leaders at virtual summit
President Xi Jinping called on Thursday for unprecedented ambition and action from the international community to build a community of life for mankind and nature in order to jointly cope with the challenges from climate change.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin said that his country advocates stepping up international cooperation in searching for effective solutions to the problems of global climate change. The fight against climate change requires united efforts of the entire international community, Putin said in an address to the Leaders Summit on Climate via video link on Thursday, Xinhua news agency reported. We believe that universal agreements reached under the auspices of the United Nations (UN) form a solid legal basis for international cooperation to control and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, he said. According to Putin, Russia is fulfilling its international obligations in this area with full responsibility, primarily regarding the implementation of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, the Kyoto Protocol and the Paris Agreement.
2021-04-23 15:35:43 GMT2021-04-23 23:35:43(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
JAKARTA, April 23 (Xinhua) Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Thursday evening called on developed countries to fulfill their climate commitments and provide real support to developing countries in the global fight against climate change.
He made the remarks in the U.S.-hosted Leaders Summit on Climate via video link. In his speech, Widodo urged world leaders to advance green development for a better world.
He welcomed the 26th UN Framework Convention on Climate Change in Britain for an implemented and balanced outcome, and the target of some countries towards net-zero emission by 2050, but reminded this must be carried out based on the fulfilment of the 2030 nationally determined contributions commitment.