USA Commits to Meeting Emissions Targets by 2030 - President Joseph Biden at

President of the United States Joseph Biden said, “the United States of America will meet our emissions targets by 2030.”

Marking his remarks today (11 Nov) at COP27 in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, President Biden stated, “we are proving a good climate policy is a good economic policy. It is a strong foundation for durable resilient, inclusive economic growth, it is driving progress in the private sector, it is driving progress around the world.”

He said that “the sum total of the actions my Administration has taken puts the United States on track to achieve our Paris Agreement goal of reducing emissions 50 to 52 percent below 2005 levels by 2030.”

President Biden also said his country is announcing “more than 150 million dollars in initiatives that specifically supports prepare adaptation efforts throughout Africa, including adaptation in Africa, an effort that Egypt and the United States launched together in June.”

He further explained, “this includes support for expanding early warning system to help cover Africa. Broadening access to climate financing, providing disaster risk protection, strengthening food security, mobilizing the private sector and supporting new training center in Egypt to accelerate adaptation across the efforts all across the continent.”

President Biden reiterated, “it's more urgent than ever that we double down on our climate commitments. Russia's war only enhances the urgency of the need to transition the world off its dependency on fossil fuels.”

He added, “true energy security means every nation, means that every nation benefits from clean, diversified energy. No action, no action can be taken without a nation understanding that it can use energy as a weapon and hold the global economy hostage. It must stop.”

The President concluded, “yes, the challenges we face are great, but our capacity is greater than the challenges. We must never doubt that.”

He said, “let's reach out. Take the future in our hands and make the world we wish to see and know we need, A planet preserved for generations to come and economy powered by clean, diversified secure energy sources, opportunities unlock through innovation and cooperation to deliver equitable and more prosperous, more stable and more just world for our children.”

President Biden reiterated, “that's why we're here. That is what we're working towards. And we can do it and I am confident.”

Courtesy of: ‪@UNClimateChange‬

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