US election result boosts preparations for UN climate summit
by Fiona Harvey Environment correspondent from Environment | The Guardian on (#5A7M3)
Joe Biden has vowed to return US to Paris agreement and result brightens prospects for Cop26
Preparations for the next vital UN summit on the climate - one of the last chances to set the world on track to meet the Paris agreement - have been given a boost by the election of Joe Biden as president.
The election caps a remarkable few weeks on international climate action, which have seen China, the EU, Japan and others commit to long-term targets on greenhouse gas emissions to fulfil the Paris climate agreement.
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