U.S. returns to Paris climate accord and WHO hours after Joe Biden’s inauguration
President Joe Biden recommitted the U.S. to the Paris climate accord just hours after being sworn in as president, fulfilling one of his early campaign promises.
In one of his first acts in the Oval Office, President Joe Biden signed the executive order to have the United States rejoin the Paris climate agreement – international effort to curb global warming. The U.S., which is the world’s second largest emitter of greenhouse gases, officially withdrew from the accord last year after Donald Trump made the decision to withdraw.
Biden has announced an ambitious commitment to reach a 100 percent clean energy economy by 2050.
The US will also rejoin the World Health Organisation, with Dr Anthony Fauci tasked with leading the delegation. President Joe Biden has also directed the U.S. government to rejoin the World Health Organization (WHO), which Donald Trump began to withdraw from last year after accusing it of incompetence and bowing to Chinese pressure.
The United States also intends join the COVAX vaccine facility that aims to deliver coronavirus vaccines to poor countries, Biden’s top medical adviser on the pandemic, Dr Fauci said.
