Jessica Corbett is a senior editor and staff writer for Common Dreams.
While Democrats and scientists across the United States applauded the Biden administration for officially rejoining the Paris climate agreement on Friday and figures from around the world said 'welcome back America,' climate campaigners and experts emphasized that the nation now needs to take bold, immediate action. As the advocacy group Public Citizen put it: 'We have a tremendous amount of catching up to do.
return to the agreement follow a study released last week which warned that countries' Paris pledges to cut emissions--called nationally determined contributions --should increase by 80% to meet even the deal's dangerously inadequate 2degC target.
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