States, Cities and Corporations Push Biden to Strengthen Climate Targets Under Paris Agreement
All told, the U.S. was not a participant in the Paris Agreement framework for only a few months. On his first day in office, President Biden signed an order to rejoin the agreement. Just 30 days after Biden’s signature, the U.S. became a party to the accord once again on Friday. But that's just a starting point for climate action. A group of states, cities and companies welcomed the milestone by launching a new coalition to push the Biden-Harris administration toward a more aggressive national commitment to cut greenhouse gas emissions. Under the Paris Agreement, the Obama administration...