“I warmly welcome President Biden’s steps to re-enter the Paris Agreement on Climate Change and join the growing coalition of governments, cities, states, businesses and people taking ambitious action to confront the climate crisis,” Guterres stated in a statement.
“We look forward to the leadership of United States in accelerating global efforts towards net zero, including by bringing forward a new nationally determined contribution with ambitious 2030 targets and climate finance in advance of COP26 in Glasgow later this year.”
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Guterres emphasized that the climate crisis “continues to worsen and time is running out to limit temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius and build more climate-resilient societies that help to protect the most vulnerable.”
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In a separate statement, Guterres also congratulated Washington for rejoining the World Health Organization as a single of Biden’s 1st actions as president.
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Supporting the WHO is important to coordinating the international struggle against the Covid-19 pandemic, Guterres stated.