Overall, in the past two days, I’ve announced a series of initiatives that are going to make sure we hit the target of including, today, two new rules to reduce methane losses of new and existing oil and gas operations and from natural gas pipelines. This decade, we have to make significant progress.Īnd, by the way, I might note parenthetically: I can’t think of any two days where more has been accomplished dealing with climate than these two days. emissions by 50 to 52 percent, as Secretary Kerry has talked about, from the 2005 levels by 2030. And the United States is proud - proud to have initiated and supported it.įor our part, the United States is going to keep raising the ambition and delivering the goal that we are reducing U.S. Today’s agreement by more than 100 countries, representing 85 percent of the world’s forests, to halt and reverse deforestation by 2030 is a great example - a great example of the kind of ambition we need. Glasgow must start - be the start, as I - you’re tired of hearing me say it - but a decisive decade of action so we can keep a limit of 1.5 degrees within the reach of us and the rest of the world.Īnd we have to keep accelerating our progress. And my message to them was: The United States is going to be their partner as we meet this climate crisis.Īnd I want to thank the United Kingdom and Prime Minister Johnson for hosting us - hosting the world at a critical moment, as well as - I met with Prince Charles, who’s put together a very significant operation over the last six, seven years of trying to bring in the private sector into - to work on a number of these issues. Today - today, I spoke to leaders of forested nations, island nations, developing countries. And most of all, it was critically important for the United States to be here at COP26, back in the Paris Agreement, raising domestic climate ambitions and demonstrating a commitment to support the rest of the world, particularly those countries that are on the frontlines of the climate crisis. We’ve had a lot of good, substantive meetings, and - with my fellow leaders. Well, we’re preparing to wrap up another busy day in Scotland.

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