US President Joe Biden delivers a speech during the COP27 summit in Egypt's Red Sea resort city of Sharm el-Sheikh, on November 11, 2022.
US President Joe Biden delivers a speech during the COP27 summit in Egypt's Red Sea resort city of Sharm el-Sheikh, on November 11, 2022. - Biden arrived at UN climate talks in Egypt today, armed with major domestic achievements against global warming but under pressure to do more for countries reeling from natural disasters by his administration to address climate change in a speech at the United Nations climate change conference on Friday.
The U.S., however, had committed at previous climate conferences to cut emissions by 50% by 2030. In Glasgow, Scotland, last year, Biden administration officials and congressional Democrats in attendanceof Biden's"Build Back Better" bill, which included more expansive climate change components and would have put the U.S. on track to meet the 50% target.
“I can say with confidence, the United States will meet our emissions targets by 2030,” he said, to sustained applause. The president also had some new contributions to tout. The Biden administration on Friday announced a new commitment of $13.6 million to"help fill weather, water, and climate observation gaps in Africa" and $15 million to help Africa meet U.N.
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