Just hours into the presidency, Joe Biden announced that the US will rejoin the Paris Climate Accord. The Paris accord commits 195 countries and other signatories to come up with a goal to reduce carbon pollution and monitor and report their fossil fuel emissions. The United States is the world's number 2 carbon emitter after China.UN secretary-general, Antonio Guterres, has welcomed Biden's steps.
U.S. President Joe Biden returned the United States to the worldwide fight to slow global warming in one of his first official acts Wednesday and immediately launched a series of climate-friendly efforts that would transform how Americans drive and get their power.
Joe Biden Undoes Trump Order, Puts US Back Into Fight To Slow Global Warming
Joe Biden s move will solidify political will globally, former United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Wednesday. AP Associated Press (AP) 2021-01-21T08:36:50+05:30 Joe Biden Undoes Trump Order, Puts US Back Into Fight To Slow Global Warming outlookindia.com 2021-01-21T08:39:53+05:30
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“A cry for survival comes from the planet itself,” Biden said in his inaugural address on Wednesday.
“A cry that can t be any more desperate or any more clear now.”
Biden signed an executive order rejoining the Paris climate accord within hours of taking the oath of office, fulfilling a campaign pledge.
The new president ordered a temporary moratorium on new oil and gas leasing in the Arctic wilderness and began revoking Trump s approval for the Keystone XL pipeline
Interior Department Announces Members Of Biden-Harris Leadership Team
The Department of the Interior today announced key members of agency leadership who will advance the Biden-Harris administration’s agenda to build back better and address the four intersecting challenges of our time: COVID-19, economic recovery, racial equity, and climate change.
“With today’s announcement, President Biden is delivering on his commitment to build teams that exude talent and experience, and look like America,” said
Jennifer Van der Heide, incoming Chief of Staff. “We look forward to working with the dedicated civil servants at the Department to fulfill Interior’s missions, advance President Biden’s vision to honor our nation-to-nation relationship with Tribes and uphold the trust and treaty responsibilities to them, address the climate and nature crises, and build a clean energy future that creates good-paying jobs and powers our nation. We are ready to get to work on behalf of the