The first day of a two-day summit featured remarks from 27 world leaders from all corners of the globe, from the largest world powers like China and the European Union, to smaller countries most at risk of the natural dangers of a warming planet, like the tiny nation of the Marshall Islands and the landlocked southeast Asian nation of Bhutan.
The U.N.: The virtual roundtable kicked off with a stark warning from United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, who reiterated his message that the world is “at the verge of the abyss,” and called for leaders everywhere to take action on climate change.
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President Biden is set to announce Thursday, new goals for reducing greenhouse gas emissions by over 50 percent from 2005 levels by 2030 – just one part of the U.S.’s plan to combat climate change.