In the United States, government policies, innovations from the American auto industry and consumer interest in clean air have combined over recent decades to reduce emissions from passenger vehicles. President Biden’s American Jobs Plan includes a $15 billion investment for a national network of 500,000 charging stations to give electric vehicle drivers charging options where they need ...
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By U.S. Mission Italy | 4 May, 2021 | Topics: News | Tags: Climate, Environment
Leaders from around the world committed to reducing carbon emissions and transitioning to clean energy at President Biden’s virtual Leaders Summit on Climate. “We made great progress,” Biden said on April 23, the second day of the summit. “I’m grateful to all the leaders who have announced new commitments to help us meet the existential ...
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By U.S. Mission Italy | 27 April, 2021 | Topics: News | Tags: Climate
At President Biden’s Leaders Summit on Climate on April 23, 2021, the United States and United Arab Emirates, with endorsement from the United Kingdom’s COP 26 Presidency, and with support from Australia, Brazil, Denmark, Israel, Singapore, and Uruguay, announced plans to launch the Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate (AIM for Climate). The goal of AIM ...
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By U.S. Mission Italy | 23 April, 2021 | Topics: News | Tags: Climate
On April 22, 1970, millions of Americans rallied together to protect the right of all of us to live free from environmental hazard and harm. On that first Earth Day, they gathered all across America — on college campuses, in public parks, and State capitals — galvanized by a vision of a healthier, more prosperous ...
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By U.S. Mission Italy | 22 April, 2021 | Topics: News | Tags: Climate, Earth Day 2021
Good morning to all of our colleagues around the world — the world leaders who are taking part in this summit. I thank you. You know, your leadership on this issue is a statement to the people of your nation and to the people of every nation, especially our young people, that we’re ready to ...
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By U.S. Mission Italy | 22 April, 2021 | Topics: News | Tags: Climate, Earth Day 2021
Today, the 51st Earth Day, we must work together to combat the climate crisis and restore our Earth for the benefit of everyone. Each year, an estimated one billion people around the world mobilize for action on Earth Day, and this year, the United States joins this wave of action. This morning, President Biden will welcome leaders from around the globe to the ...
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By U.S. Mission Italy | 22 April, 2021 | Topics: News | Tags: Climate, Earth Day 2021
Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry will join President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, and several U.S. cabinet secretaries and private sector and civil society leaders at the Leaders Summit on Climate. President Biden will host leaders from around the world in discussions highlighting the urgent need ...
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By U.S. Mission Italy | 21 April, 2021 | Topics: News | Tags: Climate
Well, good afternoon, everyone. And Will, thank you for a wonderful introduction. And thank you for lending us this absolutely spectacular setting and backdrop – certainly the best setting and backdrop I’ve had in my brief tenure as Secretary. And thanks so much to the Chesapeake Bay Foundation for your lasting commitment to save the ...
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By U.S. Mission Italy | 19 April, 2021 | Topics: News | Tags: Climate
Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry will travel to Abu Dhabi, New Delhi, and Dhaka April 1-9, 2021, for consultations on increasing climate ambition ahead of President Biden’s Leaders Summit on Climate April 22-23 and the 26th Conference of the Parties (COP26) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change later this year. For media inquiries, please contact ClimateComms@state.gov.
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By U.S. Mission Italy | 31 March, 2021 | Topics: News | Tags: Climate
Today in Brussels, Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry met with European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen, Executive Vice President Frans Timmermans, and the College of Commissioners to discus efforts to raise global climate ambition heading into COP26 in Glasgow. After their meetings, they released the following statement.
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By U.S. Mission Italy | 9 March, 2021 | Topics: News | Tags: Climate
On January 20, on his first day in office, President Biden signed the instrument to bring the United States back into the Paris Agreement. Per the terms of the Agreement, the United States officially becomes a Party again today. The Paris Agreement is an unprecedented framework for global action. We know because we helped design ...
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By U.S. Mission Italy | 19 February, 2021 | Topics: Environment, News | Tags: Climate
Today, the Biden-Harris Administration is initiating an ambitious innovation effort to create American jobs while tackling the climate crisis, which includes the launch of a new research working group, an outline of the Administration’s innovation agenda, and a new $100 million funding opportunity from the U.S. Department of Energy to support transformational low-carbon energy technologies. ...
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By U.S. Mission Italy | 11 February, 2021 | Topics: News | Tags: Climate
Today, National Climate Advisor Gina McCarthy convened the first-ever National Climate Task Force meeting as outlined by President Biden’s January 27 executive order on tackling the climate crisis. The Task Force is chaired by the National Climate Advisor and includes Cabinet-level leaders from 21 federal agencies and senior White House officials to kickstart the Biden-Harris ...
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By U.S. Mission Italy | 11 February, 2021 | Topics: News | Tags: Climate
Today, President Donald J. Trump announced that the United States will withdraw from the Paris Climate Accord, and begin negotiations to either re-enter or negotiate an entirely new agreement with more favorable terms for the United States. The decision is a fulfillment of the promise President Trump made to the American people during his campaign. ...
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By U.S. Mission Italy | 1 June, 2017 | Topics: Former U.S. Government Leaders | Tags: Climate, Donald J. Trump, Former President Trump Administration, Former U.S. Government Leaders
In my meetings at the G7, we have taken historic steps to demand fair and reciprocal trade that gives Americans a level playing field against other nations. We’re also working very hard for peace in the Middle East, and perhaps even peace between the Israelis and the Palestinians. Our attacks on terrorism are greatly stepped ...
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By U.S. Mission Italy | 1 June, 2017 | Topics: Environment, Former U.S. Government Leaders | Tags: Climate, Donald J. Trump, Former President Trump Administration, Former U.S. Government Leaders
Since the first day of this administration, President Donald Trump has been working tirelessly to keep the promises that he made to the American people. President Trump has been reforming healthcare, enforcing our laws, ending illegal immigration, rebuilding our military. And this President has been rolling back excessive regulations and unfair trade practices that were ...
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By U.S. Mission Italy | 1 June, 2017 | Topics: Former U.S. Government Leaders | Tags: Climate, Donald J. Trump, Former President Trump Administration, Former U.S. Government Leaders, Mike Pence
