US President Joe Biden, who hosted an online meeting of world energy and climate leaders on the 17th, said that the need to switch to clean energy, which is also a measure against climate change, is increasing as energy prices soar. We called on each country to accelerate the measures.
Leaders from more than 20 countries, including Japan and China, attended the online meeting held on the 17th at the behest of President Biden of the United States.
"Russia's military invasion of Ukraine has accelerated the global energy crisis and increased the need for long-term, credible energy security," Biden said in a meeting as energy prices soared. He called on each country to accelerate the measures, saying that the need for conversion to clean energy, which is also a measure against climate change, is increasing.
According to White House officials, greenhouse gases emitted by the countries attending the meeting account for approximately 80% of the world total.
For this reason, the U.S. government calls on countries to join the goal set by the United States to increase the share of new vehicle sales of "zero-emission vehicles" that do not emit exhaust gas, such as electric vehicles, to 50% by 2030. I have decided.
It also requires countries to take concrete measures to achieve decarbonization in the shipping industry by 2050.