Biden calls on leaders to discuss climate change
The US president called a meeting for April 22, in order to discuss the measures that should be taken to face this phenomenon
The White House launched a call for an international summit of leaders on April 22 in which the United States will try to make clear the change of course of the Joe Biden Administration on environmental policy.
Biden signed the US return to the Paris Accords shortly after setting foot in the White House and plans to issue new decrees to “tackle the climate crisis” both inside and outside the US borders, according to a statement from his office.
Washington has set the environmental issue as an “essential element of foreign policy and national security” and even raises “a significant increase in global ambition” in reducing polluting gas emissions, with the aim of moving away a “dangerous” and “potentially catastrophic” horizon for the planet. The United States has settled the year 2050 as the deadline to achieve carbon neutrality.
Biden will create an office within the White House as well as a task force to reinforce the federal government’s vision on these issues. He also wants all agencies to develop a plan to contain the potential impacts of climate change, while advocating for the acquisition of national products to reduce the carbon footprint.
K. Tovar
Source: dpa
