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<\/p>\nWashington, DC…President Biden invited 40 world leaders to the Leaders Summit on Climate he will host on April 22 and 23. The virtual Leaders Summit will be live streamed for public viewing. President Biden took action his first day in office to return the United States to the Paris Agreement. Days later, on January 27, he announced that he would soon convene a leaders summit to galvanize efforts by the major economies to tackle the climate crisis.<\/p>\n
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The Leaders Summit on Climate will underscore the urgency \u2013 and the economic benefits \u2013 of stronger climate action. It will be a key milestone on the road to the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) this November in Glasgow.<\/p>\n
In recent years, scientists have underscored the need to limit planetary warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius in order to stave off the worst impacts of climate change. A key goal of both the Leaders Summit and COP26 will be to catalyze efforts that keep that 1.5-degree goal within reach. The Summit will also highlight examples of how enhanced climate ambition will create good paying jobs, advance innovative technologies, and help vulnerable countries adapt to climate impacts.<\/p>\n
By the time of the Summit, the United States will announce an ambitious 2030 emissions target as its new Nationally Determined Contribution under the Paris Agreement. In his invitation, the President urged leaders to use the Summit as an opportunity to outline how their countries also will contribute to stronger climate ambition.<\/p>\n
The Summit will reconvene the U.S.-led Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate, which brings together 17 countries responsible for approximately 80 percent of global emissions and global GDP. The President also invited the heads of other countries that are demonstrating strong climate leadership, are especially vulnerable to climate impacts, or are charting innovative pathways to a net-zero economy. A small number of business and civil society leaders will also participate in the Summit.<\/p>\n
Key themes of the Summit will include:<\/p>\n
Galvanizing efforts by the world\u2019s major economies to reduce emissions during this critical decade to keep a limit to warming of 1.5 degree Celsius within reach.
\nMobilizing public and private sector finance to drive the net-zero transition and to help vulnerable countries cope with climate impacts.
\nThe economic benefits of climate action, with a strong emphasis on job creation, and the importance of ensuring all communities and workers benefit from the transition to a new clean energy economy.
\nSpurring transformational technologies that can help reduce emissions and adapt to climate change, while also creating enormous new economic opportunities and building the industries of the future.
\nShowcasing subnational and non-state actors that are committed to green recovery and an equitable vision for limiting warming to 1.5 degree Celsius, and are working closely with national governments to advance ambition and resilience.
\nDiscussing opportunities to strengthen capacity to protect lives and livelihoods from the impacts of climate change, address the global security challenges posed by climate change and the impact on readiness, and address the role of nature-based solutions in achieving net zero by 2050 goals.
\nFurther details on the Summit agenda, additional participants, media access, and public viewing will be provided in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n
The President invited the following leaders to participate in the Summit:<\/p>\n
Prime Minister Gaston Browne, Antigua and Barbuda
\nPresident Alberto Fernandez, Argentina
\nPrime Minister Scott Morrison, Australia
\nPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Bangladesh
\nPrime Minister Lotay Tshering, Bhutan
\nPresident Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil
\nPrime Minister Justin Trudeau, Canada
\nPresident Sebasti\u00e1n Pi\u00f1era, Chile
\nPresident Xi Jinping, People\u2019s Republic of China
\nPresident Iv\u00e1n Duque M\u00e1rquez, Colombia
\nPresident F\u00e9lix Tshisekedi, Democratic Republic of the Congo
\nPrime Minister Mette Frederiksen, Denmark
\nPresident Ursula von der Leyen, European Commission
\nPresident Charles Michel, European Council
\nPresident Emmanuel Macron, France
\nPresident Ali Bongo Ondimba, Gabon
\nChancellor Angela Merkel, Germany
\nPrime Minister Narendra Modi, India
\nPresident Joko Widodo, Indonesia
\nPrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel
\nPrime Minister Mario Draghi, Italy
\nPrime Minister Andrew Holness, Jamaica
\nPrime Minister Yoshihide Suga, Japan
\nPresident Uhuru Kenyatta, Kenya
\nPresident David Kabua, Republic of the Marshall Islands
\nPresident Andr\u00e9s Manuel L\u00f3pez Obrador, Mexico
\nPrime Minister Jacinda Ardern, New Zealand
\nPresident Muhammadu Buhari, Nigeria
\nPrime Minister Erna Solberg, Norway
\nPresident Andrzej Duda, Poland
\nPresident Moon Jae-in, Republic of Korea
\nPresident Vladimir Putin, The Russian Federation
\nKing Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
\nPrime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Singapore
\nPresident Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa, South Africa
\nPrime Minister Pedro S\u00e1nchez, Spain
\nPresident Recep Tayyip Erdo\u011fan, Turkey
\nPresident Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, United Arab Emirates
\nPrime Minister Boris Johnson, United Kingdom
\nPresident Nguy\u1ec5n Ph\u00fa Tr\u1ecdng, Vietnam
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