Will Joe Biden restore US leadership on climate change?
US president hosts virtual summit to set global emission targets.
United States President Joe Biden’s Earth Day message is clear: America is back to lead the fight against climate change.
Biden is hoping to restore US credibility by hosting a virtual summit with 40 of the world’s biggest polluters.
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He pledged to halve US emissions by 2030, and wants other nations to make steep cuts.
China is promising to be carbon-neutral by 2060, while Britain and the European Union also made big commitments.
But will the summit be all talk, and little action?
Presenter: Mohammed Jamjoom
Guests:
Michael Dorsey – Co-founder, Sunrise Movement
Sanusha Naidu – Senior research associate, Institute for Global Dialogue
Chandra Bhushan – CEO of iFOREST – the International Forum for Environment, Sustainability and Technology
Published On 22 Apr 2021