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WASHINGTON The re-entry of the United States into the Paris Agreement takes effect today. Friends of the Earth International, along with Friends of the Earth U.S., Sahabat Alam Malaysia/Friends of the Earth Malaysia, and Friends of the Earth Europe, released the following statements in response:
Karen Orenstein, Climate and Energy Program Director at Friends of the Earth U.S., said
:
Rejoining the Paris Agreement was the right move for the United States, but it was just the easy first step. President Biden must follow through on his commitment to do more by centering environmental justice in his approach to the climate crisis globally. This includes the United States doing its fair share to keep global temperature rise to 1.5°C and providing climate finance for developing countries in line with science, equity, and justice.
IPOH: The past year has seen an unprecedented shattering of norms and things we took for granted.
For a businessman here, who wished to be known only as Andy, it meant two cancelled flights and the missed opportunity to see his parents in Singapore.
“I underestimated the duration of the movement control order. A lot of things have changed during that period, ” he said.
Andy was recounting how the pandemic had affected him since Malaysia announced its first few Covid-19 cases on Jan 25 last year.
The infections involved three Chinese nationals who had entered Malaysia via Johor from Singapore on Jan 23.
WASHINGTON – President Joseph Biden is expected to take the United States back into the Paris Agreement on Day One of his presidency. Friends of Earth International, U.S., and Malaysia, as well as Third World Network, released the following statements in response:
Karen Orenstein, Climate and Energy Program Director at Friends of the Earth U.S., said:
“Rejoining the Paris Agreement was the easy part. The Biden Administration must now put together a carbon reduction plan premised on the United States doing its
fair share of the global effort to keep temperature rise to 1.5°C and provide climate finance for developing countries in line with what science, equity, and justice demand. President Biden must approach the climate crisis internationally with the same promise of environmental justice pledged at home.”