Schatz Statement On U.S. Rejoining The Paris Climate Agreement

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i) released the following statement on President Biden’s executive action to rejoin the Paris Agreement today.

“By rejoining the Paris Agreement, President Biden and Vice President Harris are sending a strong signal to the world: America is back.

“During our absence from the world stage, the climate crisis has only grown more dire. We're already seeing the devastating effects of climate impacts here at home and abroad. While U.S. cities, states, and businesses have remained committed to the Agreement’s goals, most nations are not on track to reach the targets we set five years ago.

 
“Solving this planetary emergency now demands urgent, unprecedented cooperation on a global scale — and that depends on renewed American leadership. Under this new Administration, we will bring the global community back to the table and rally the world around the bigger, bolder climate action we need to win this fight.”

Senator Schatz attended the 2015 Paris Climate Talks as a representative of the U.S. Senate, and he chaired the Senate Democrats’ Special Committee on the Climate Crisis in the 116th Congress.

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