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U.S. hosts climate change summit


President Joe Biden speaks to the virtual Leaders Summit on Climate from the East Room of the White House on Thursday. Associated Press/Photo by Evan Vucci

U.S. hosts climate change summit

President Joe Biden pitched a plan on Thursday that would cut U.S. fossil fuel emissions by up to 52 percent by 2030. That change represents nearly twice the reductions President Barack Obama promised under the 2015 Paris Agreement. At a virtual climate change summit Biden hosted, other world leaders welcomed his plan. But Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., said American actions would make no significant difference while other countries continue to increase their carbon emissions.

How did other countries respond? Japan wants to reduce emissions by 46 percent, Canada said it would cut fossil fuel pollution by 40 percent, and South Korea promised to stop publicly financing coal-fired power plants. But Russia and China, two of the world’s major producers of carbon emissions, announced no plans to curb their pollution.

Dig deeper: From the WORLD archives, read Daniel James Devine’s report on climate change activists’ appeals to young evangelicals.


Charissa Koh

Charissa is a WORLD reporter who often writes about poverty-fighting and criminal justice. She resides with her family in Atlanta.

@CharissaKoh


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