Antonio Guterres, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, praised and welcomed US President Joe Biden’s decision to re-enter the Paris Climate Accord but urged him for adopting an “ambitious” policy to counter the increasing threat of global warming, reported AFP. 

The Secretary-General in a statement said, “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.”

He added, “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.”

As a start to his term, the newly sworn-in President Joe Biden has promised the return of the United States into the Paris climate accord and his support towards an oil pipeline project.

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In addition to this, Biden will also have to make sure his $2 trillion climate plan is put to good use and place the environment at the heart of the US economy, which is still recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic. On Wednesday, Biden vowed to set up a climate summit within the first 100 days of his administration and invite leaders of major economies for discussions.

TheWorld Resource Institute is expecting the new administration to set a goal of 45-50% reduction in emissions by 2030. 

Former US President Bill Clinton’s counsel on Climate Change, Paul Bledsoe said, ” The package which will be announced by the President promises to meet the climate crisis, build a clean energy economy, address environmental injustice, and create millions of good-paying union jobs. The challenge will be to bring Republicans on board with a clean energy infrastructure package that could systematically reduce American emissions.”