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Biden seeks to rally world on climate crisis

By AFP
April 22, 2021

Washington: US President Joe Biden’s administration promised on Wednesday to rally the world on climate as adversaries China and Russia confirmed participation in a summit and the European Union and Britain locked in far-reaching carbon reductions.

Officials said that Biden, who is promoting a green-friendly $2 trillion infrastructure package at home, would announce an ambitious new US target for slashing emissions responsible for climate change over the next decade. "Climate change is a national security issue.