COP 27 summit | Biden calls for commitment to climate targets against backdrop of Ukraine war
The Hindu
The "very life of the planet" is at stake in the climate crisis, the U.S. President told the COP27 summit
U.S. President Joe Biden told the COP27 summit on Friday that the war in Ukraine made it more urgent than ever to double down on climate commitments, calling on every country to align with targets to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius.
“Russia’s war only enhances the urgency of the need to transition the world off its dependence on fossil fuels,” he said.
Mr. Biden told the COP27 conference that the "very life of the planet" is at stake in the climate crisis and gave an assurance the United States is on track to slash carbon emissions.
"The climate crisis is about human security, economic security, environmental security, national security and and the very life of the planet," he told an audience at the conference in Egypt.
Mr. Biden said the United States is "on track" to achieve its pledge of cutting emissions 50-52 percent below 2005 levels by 2030.
"The United States will meet our emissions targets," he said.
Protesters stood up and held a sign during U.S. President Joe Biden’s speech at COP27 on Friday, a Reuters witness in the room where Biden was speaking said.