Joe Biden on October 12, 2020 at a meeting in Cincinnati, Ohio.

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While the United States officially left the Paris agreement on Wednesday, Joe Biden has pledged to join him on the first day of his presidency if elected.

Their return is now suspended on the result of the vote.

“Today, the Trump administration officially left the Paris climate agreement.

And in exactly 77 days, a Biden government will join him, ”he tweeted, referring to January 20, 2021, when the next president will take office.

Today, the Trump Administration officially left the Paris Climate Agreement.

And in exactly 77 days, a Biden Administration will join it.

https://t.co/L8UJimS6v2

- Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) November 5, 2020

A temperature rise limited to 1.5 degrees

A victory for Joe Biden and the world's largest economy would immediately join international efforts against global warming again.

It will then suffice for him to officially notify the UN of the United States' desire to return to the Paris Agreement.

A re-election of Donald Trump and the country would, on the other hand, go it alone for at least four more years.

The United States officially exited the Paris climate agreement on Wednesday and a possible return of Washington to this international treaty is suspended from the still unknown result of the American presidential election.

Following the presidential election on Tuesday, the counting of the votes continues in several states and neither of the two candidates has yet been declared the winner.

One of the objectives of the Paris agreement, signed in December 2015 by 195 countries, is to contain the rise in temperatures to 1.5 ° C compared to the pre-industrial era.

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