Biden told a critical UN climate summit that the U.S. is 'on track' to meet its 2030 emissions-cutting pledge under the Paris Agreement.
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks at the UNFCCC COP27 climate conference on November 11, 2022 in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt.
However, the strong chances that Republicans will control at least one chamber of Congress create new barriers to meeting the White House's 2021 pledge to quadruple U.S. foreign climate aid to $11 billion annually by 2024.Biden repeatedly cited vulnerable nations' jeopardy, such as drought-fueled hunger in Africa.
"If the United States continues to resist real progress on financing for loss and damage it could put the entire proceedings of this climate summit in jeopardy," Dasgupta said.The White House entered this year's summit in a stronger position than last year, thanks to the big new climate law passed over the summer.
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