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2021-04-22T23:10:08.587Z
It is the United States and Joe Biden who have taken the initiative for the international climate summit that began on Thursday. And the newly elected president sat directly in the driver's seat when he announced a halving of US emissions. - I can not remember ever hearing a country make such a dramatic sharpening of its promises, says SVT's climate correspondent Erika Bjerström in Aktuellt.
But it was not exclusively happy faces at the digital meeting.
Far from.
According to SVT's climate correspondent, the US actions have already created a lot of irritation.
- By giving such a promise, you can show leadership and put great pressure on other countries.
Source: svt
