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US to Rejoin Paris Agreement as Biden Vows to Tackle Threats of Climate Change

Photo Source: twitter.com US President-elect Joe Biden has pledged to rejoin the Paris agreement and lead the world to confront challenges arising from climate change . Biden made the appointment on December 18 ahead of his inauguration as the President of the United States.  “On day one, my administration will rejoin the Paris Agreement and put America back in the business of leading the world on climate change,” Biden stated on December 19. US president Donald Trump had led the country out of the Paris accord on June 2017. In a televised announcement Trump stated that: “In order to fulfill my solemn duty to protect the United States and its citizens, the United States will withdraw from the Paris climate accord.” He argued that its terms were not fair to the American people and undermined its economy. Biden’s team on climate action include Deb Haaland (Interior Secretary) , Jennifer Granholm (Energy Secretary), Michael Regan(Environmental Protection Agency Administrat