President Biden urged other world leaders Friday to join the U.S. in taking new environmental actions and setting aside more spending for climate change initiatives, moves he told participants of an international climate meeting would allow them to break free from a volatile global energy market.
Hosting the Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate that featured more than two dozen nations, which together produce 80% of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions, Mr. Biden said it was paramount for the globe to accelerate the process of ditching fossil fuels for renewable energy to combat global warming and sky-high energy costs.