Climate Talks Between U.S. and Canada, Paves the Way for Biden's Earth Day Summit 2021

By Joshua Summers First Posted: Feb 24, 2021 03:16 AM EST

Described by the United States officials as the first diplomatic initiative, the U.S. and Canada will host a high-level summit tackling climate change. ABC News reports that the United States' movement seeks to put the issue back at the top of the American Foreign Policy Agenda.

Yahoo! News shares that the United States' movement was recognized and welcomed by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Trudeau virtually met with President Joe Biden in the first bilateral meeting. Based on a Fact Sheet released by the White House, it is indicated that President Biden will take executive action in tackling the climate crisis at home and abroad, alongside creating union jobs and an equitable clean energy future.

Canada on Climate Change

ABC News reports that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said that the United States' leadership had been sorely missed over the past years when it comes to climate change. He furthers that it is nice when the people of the U.S. are not pulling out all their references when it comes to the issue; instead, they add more. They add that Canada is expected to announce a commitment to enhancing their target in reducing carbon emissions. At the same time, the current administration of the U.S. plans to release the United States' target during Biden's Earth Day Summit 2021.

Yahoo! News shares that an adviser from the special envoy for climate, John Kerry, said that Canada is working in partnership with them in establishing and creating the ambition in this decade. This is not only bilaterally, but also with other major economies in the rest of the world. ABC News notes that Kerry sounded the alarm regarding the need for action surpassing the Paris Climate Accord, which was negotiated during the Obama administration. They point out that Former President Donald Trump withdrew the United States from the non-binding deal, but President Biden re-entered the agreement during his first day in office.

President Biden's Actions on the Climate Crisis

President Biden is starting its efforts to counter the climate crisis faced by countries from all around the world. Along with the rejoining of the United States in the Paris Agreement, the White House fact sheet notes that the current president of the U.S. will also have the immediate review of the rollbacks of standards when it comes to protecting the American air, water, and communities.

The fact sheet added that President Biden will also sign an important Presidential Memorandum regarding the scientific integrity in sending a clear message that the current administration. The administration will also safeguard the scientists from political curiosity and ensure that they can think, research, and speak freely to provide valuable information catered to the American populace, as stated in the fact sheet.

With the same goal of Canada and the U.S. during the climate talks, in answering and countering the climate crisis, climate change will be addressed better. This will be done while Americans await the commitment of the United States' current administration to the climate crisis to be announced on the Earth Say Summit 2021.