Biden hopes to build on Paris accord

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The US formally pulled out of the Paris climate accord on 4 November, but former vice-president Joe Biden is promising to convene a global climate summit within the frst 100 days of his presidency, if he wins the election — as is now expected. Calling global warming an “existential threat to humanity”, Biden says he will reverse President Donald Trump’s directive that formally withdrew the US, the world’s second-largest emitter of greenhouse gas (GHG), from the Paris deal. Biden says he wants to lead a new diplomatic push to encourage the world’s biggest emitters to make commitments beyond the Paris agreement, which is part of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. Chinese president Xi Jinping threw down a challenge to other countries in September when he said that China aims to reach peak CO emissions in 2030 and “carbon neutrality” by 2060.