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The White House confirmed that Chinese Communist Party President Xi Jinping will attend a U.S.-hosted climate summit on Thursday and Friday, but no bilateral meetings with President Biden will be scheduled.
The fight against climate change is one of the Biden administration’s priorities, and President Biden has emphasized that green energy industries can not only fight climate change and clean up the environment, but also create new jobs with good pay and union security. The White House has extended invitations to 40 global leaders to attend a climate summit on April 22nd and 23rd.
Communist authorities announced Wednesday, April 21, that President Xi Jinping has accepted an invitation from President Joe Biden to participate via video in a White House climate summit this week. At a background briefing at the White House Wednesday morning EST, senior officials confirmed that all invited leaders, including Communist Party President Xi Jinping, will attend the summit. But there are no bilateral meetings scheduled for the summit, or any meetings in separate video conference rooms.
Senior U.S. officials were also reluctant to release specific figures on the amount of resources the United States is willing to commit to fighting climate change. The two-day summit will open with a speech by President Biden, followed by a discussion of how countries can control and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Senior officials said the U.S. accounts for about 13 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions and certainly needs to work with about 20 major economies that emit the other 80 percent.
Thursday afternoon will focus on how countries can provide resources and funding to fight climate change, and in addition to government funding, will also discuss how to work with private industry to invest more money.
Friday morning will have two different agendas.
In addition to President Biden, there will be 18 U.S. officials in attendance, including Vice President Harris, Secretary of State Blinken, Presidential Climate Envoy Kerry, Treasury Secretary Yellen and others. In addition to governments, invited are representatives of national non-governmental organizations and indigenous groups.
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