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Friday, April 23, 2021, marked the conclusion of President Biden’s Leaders Summit on Climate. In this post, we note five key takeaways. In the weeks to follow, Akin Gump will publish in-depth analyses on several of these topics, but, for now, here are our quick thoughts:
1. Climate diplomacy was the big winner of the Summit
The Biden-Harris administration’s ability to convene over 40 global leaders, including President Vladimir Putin of Russia and President Xi Jinping of China, for a constructive conversation on climate change is a significant achievement in these times of elevated political tensions. The United States has criticized and sanctioned leaders of both nations for their roles in cyberattacks, election interference and human rights violations, and Biden has called China the United States’ “most serious competitor.” Despite these tensions, China announced it will accelerate the phase down of coal, and President Xi and President Putin b