Joe Biden calls - and the world comes, at least virtually. Today, Earth Day marks the start of the climate summit convened by U.S. President Biden. A total of 40 heads of state and government are to attend and present their plans for climate protection. And the pressure on the participants has already begun to have an effect.
After years of stalemate under Donald Trump, climate protection efforts are now moving again. U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry and his Chinese counterpart Xie Zhenhua met last week for a special summit, after which they made a high-profile announcement that both countries want to work together again on climate protection in the future - unthinkable under Trump.
But time is pressing, as figures by the