Biden returns US to Paris climate accord hours after becoming president
by Oliver Milman from Environment | The Guardian on (#5D3GA)
Biden administration rolls out a flurry of executive orders aimed at tackling climate crisis
Joe Biden has moved to reinstate the US to the Paris climate agreement just hours after being sworn in as president, as his administration rolls out a cavalcade of executive orders aimed at tackling the climate crisis.
Biden's executive action, signed in the White House on Wednesday, will see the US rejoin the international effort curb the dangerous heating of the planet, following a 30-day notice period. The world's second largest emitter of greenhouse gases was withdrawn from the Paris deal under Donald Trump.
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