COP26: Biden lands in Europe ahead of climate summit
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President Joe Biden has arrived in Europe ahead of next week’s key UN climate summit, with his signature climate policy yet to pass through the US Congress.
The president’s $1.75 trillion (£1.2tn) Build Back Better social welfare package includes more than $500bn of spending on green policies.
Before leaving Washington, Mr Biden described the measures as historic.
But differences among Democrats mean it is unlikely to pass before the summit.
“It’s a framework that will create millions of jobs, grow the economy, invest in our nation and our people, turn the climate crisis into an opportunity,” Mr Biden said in a TV address from the White House.
The president heads for the COP26 global climate summit in Scotland on Sunday, but his first stop was the Vatican where he met the Pope after arriving in the early hours of Friday.
Mr Biden will also attend the G20 summit of major economies in Rome.
His Build Back Better legislation covers a wide range of extra funding for health and child care, education and clean energy reforms.
The green spending would seek to dramatically slash US greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, provide new tax breaks for electric vehicles and roll out installation of solar panels on American homes.
President Joe Biden has arrived in Europe ahead of next week’s key UN climate summit, with his signature climate policy yet to pass through the US Congress.
The president’s $1.75 trillion (£1.2tn) Build Back Better social welfare package includes more than $500bn of spending on green policies.
Before leaving Washington, Mr Biden described the measures as historic.
But differences among Democrats mean it is unlikely to pass before the summit.
“It’s a framework that will create millions of jobs, grow the economy, invest in our nation and our people, turn the climate crisis into an opportunity,” Mr Biden said in a TV address from the White House.
The president heads for the COP26 global climate summit in Scotland on Sunday, but his first stop was the Vatican where he met the Pope after arriving in the early hours of Friday.
Mr Biden will also attend the G20 summit of major economies in Rome.
His Build Back Better legislation covers a wide range of extra funding for health and child care, education and clean energy reforms.
The green spending would seek to dramatically slash US greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, provide new tax breaks for electric vehicles and roll out installation of solar panels on American homes.
-BBC
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