The U.S. president's no-show is 'a betrayal to those who have rallied for him and a missed opportunity for him to deliver on his climate commitments,' said 350.org's North American director.
Biden's climate envoy, John Kerry, is set to attend the Wednesday summit as the U.S. representative, and he is"President Biden's decision not to attend is a betrayal to those who have rallied for him and a missed opportunity for him to deliver on his climate commitments," Jeff Ordower, the North American director of"It is a disgrace that President Biden is skipping the Climate Ambition Summit," Ordower continued. "The president is dodging accountability to U.N.
The event will take place on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly in New York City just days aftertook to the streets there to demand aggressive climate action from the U.S., the largest historical emitter of greenhouse gases and the world's biggest contributor to planned fossil fuel expansion.
"Showing up would mean exposing his inadequate climate policies and relentless support for fossil fuels on the global stage."
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