India, UK reiterate commitment to climate action azerbaijannews.net - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from azerbaijannews.net Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Launching the European Green Deal in December 2019, European Commission (EC) president Ursula von der Leyen called it
the continent’s “man on the moon moment”. The plan aims to achieve
net-zero emissions in the European Union (EU) by 2050, and while it has
been criticised for not being ambitious enough it does suggest that Europe is waking up to the need to face climate change head-on.
Von
der Leyen is backed up by the EC’s 27 commissioners – professional
politicians responsible for leading the development of European policy
in specific areas, one from each EU member state. The Green Deal cuts a
Wednesday, February 17, 2021
It’s no secret that President Biden plans to prioritize action on climate change. During his presidential campaign, Biden identified climate change as one of his top four priorities, and announced he would seek to put the U.S. on a path towards “net-zero” greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. In the few weeks since his inauguration, President Biden has taken a suite of actions aimed at making good on that promise.
Overview
Within hours of his inauguration, President Biden had acted to bring the U.S. back into the Paris Agreement and signed Executive Order 13990, “
Protecting Public Health and the Environment and Restoring Science to Tackle the Climate Crisis.” Among other things, that order revoked a key permit issued for the Keystone XL oil pipeline and ordered a review of actions taken under the Trump administration. One week later, the Biden Administration hosted “climate day” at the White House, where he described a “governm
Jaishankar met COP26 president-designate Alok Sharma theuknews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from theuknews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.