[WASHINGTON] President Joe Biden committed the United States to rejoining the Paris climate accord, blocked an oil pipeline project and froze Arctic drilling in a raft of executive orders signed hours after taking office Wednesday. Read more at The Business Times.
Joe Biden has said he will return the United States to the Paris climate accord as soon as he takes office, and block an oil pipeline project in a move that threatens to strain ties with Canada.And.
Joe Biden s return to Paris pact just a first step on U.S. climate action
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Last Updated: Jan 20, 2021, 12:35 PM IST
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The process to re-enter the international accord takes a month, meaning the United States will only officially have been out of the deal for a short time, since exiting in November. But Trump s hostility to the U.N. climate process and his support for polluting fossil fuels have left Biden s team a lot of catching up to do at home and abroad, policy analysts said.
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Biden has said he plans to set the country on a path to net-zero emissions by 2050, something a growing number of major economies are now promising to do.
Joe Biden has said he will return the United States to the Paris climate accord as soon as he takes office, and is also widely expected to block an oil pipeline project in a move that threatens to strain ties with Canada.