With weeks to go before the global climate summit, pressure is on Biden administration for a legislative win

In just five weeks, the United States will participate in a crucial global climate summit as the country seeks to reestablish its credibility and leadership on the issue, all the while keeping pressure on China, the world's biggest polluter, to commit to bold change.

If Congress doesn't pass legislation that supports the administration's climate proposals before then, that could all be at risk.

Members of the Biden administration have made it clear that they wish to lead the world in the climate fight. The most notable platform for that effort is the United Nations Climate Change Conference, November 1-11 in Glasgow, Scotland. Signing climate provisions into law would boost that effort.