The Biden administration must work with Congress and other nations to ensure we live up to that responsibility.”
Our choices over the next decade will be deeply consequential for people and the planet. “The world is currently far off-track from where we need to be to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement.
It would also be wise for President Biden and his international climate envoy, John Kerry, to hold bilateral and multilateral discussions with other major emitting countries to solidify ways to collectively tackle the climate crisis head-on. “There will be a number of opportunities in 2021 for the Biden administration to help advance a progressive climate agenda when world leaders convene, including at annual meetings of the G7, G20 and the U.N. also must reduce its heat-trapping emissions economywide by at least 50 percent below 2005 levels by 2030. contributes an additional $8 billion to the Green Climate Fund-the largest dedicated fund to aid developing countries in addressing climate change-over the next four years. At a minimum, Congress and the Biden administration need to collectively ensure the U.S. “It’s time for the Biden administration to usher in a new paradigm-one that is morally defensible and reflects the latest science. Yet for decades, it has not done its fair share to rein in emissions. The United States is the second largest emitter of carbon emissions from fossil fuels annually and the largest source of cumulative emissions to date. “For far too long the nations least responsible for runaway climate change have borne the brunt of its impacts and received little help from major emitters. “In addition to rejoining the Paris Agreement, the Biden administration must make an ambitious and credible international climate commitment, backed by domestic policy action, well ahead of the next U.N. and around the world reeling from a terrible spate of climate disasters in 2020, it’s a relief that the incoming administration has pledged to have science guide their decision-making in addressing the climate crisis. “President Biden’s swift action to rejoin the Paris Agreement will be the first step to bring the United States back into the fold of the global community after four years of being isolated and on the sidelines. Cleetus has attended the U.N.’s international climate talks and partnered with the international community on climate and energy policies for more than 14 years. Rachel Cleetus, policy director and lead economist for the Climate and Energy Program at the Union of Concerned Scientists. has the highest number of reported cases with more than 3 million, according to the same database.Just a few short months after the Trump administration withdrew the United States from the Paris climate agreement, the Biden administration is expected to formally request to rejoin, with an executive order anticipated for Inauguration Day on January 20.īelow is a statement by Dr. Public health experts and Democrats have raised alarms that Trump’s move to withdraw from the WHO could undercut the global response to the virus, which has infected more than 12 million people globally, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. Trump has repeatedly attacked the WHO over an alleged bias toward China and its slow response to the coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan. The administration’s move to officially withdraw comes after months of threatening to do so. Withdrawal requires a year’s notice, so it would not go into effect until July 6, 2021, when Trump may no longer occupy the White House depending on the outcome of November’s election. submitted its withdrawal notification to the United Nations secretary-general.
Ī senior administration official said the U.S. On my first day as President, I will rejoin the and restore our leadership on the world stage. from the WHO.Īmericans are safer when America is engaged in strengthening global health. On my first day as President, I will rejoin the and restore our leadership on the world stage,” Biden tweeted Tuesday, after Trump officially moved to withdraw the U.S. “Americans are safer when America is engaged in strengthening global health. The former vice president said rejoining the WHO would be one of his first steps as president. Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden said he would reverse President Trump’s withdrawal from the World Health Organization (WHO) if elected.
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