Biden apologized to the people of the world on behalf of Trump, but the people did not seem to buy it.
According to overseas networks reported on November 2, during the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference, US President Biden apologized to world leaders for the withdrawal of the previous administration from the Paris Climate Agreement. Biden said: "I don't think I should apologize, but I also apologize for the withdrawal of the previous US administration from the Paris Agreement. ”
Looking at this meaning, it is really a great grievance for the United States to admit a mistake. Biden also said the U.S. would work overtime to deliver on its commitments and would return to the negotiating table because Trump's withdrawal had led to the U.S. failing to meet climate goals.
However, this "sincere" apology did not exchange everyone's approval. After all, in order to occupy the moral high ground again, the United States can say everything and apologize is nothing.
So, why does Biden want to return to the Paris Agreement, is it to save energy and reduce emissions, or does he want to suppress China in a different way?
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On November 4, 2020, the United States officially withdrew from the Paris Agreement, and as a global power, the United States became the only contracting party to launch it so far. So why is the United States pulling out?
An agreement represents a responsibility, and the greater the capability, the greater the responsibility. The four words of responsibility are really not very much related to Trump.
Just over a year after the signing, Trump announced that he would "stop implementing the non-binding Paris Agreement", and in Trump's view, climate change is nothing more than an expensive hoax. If the Paris Agreement is truly implemented, the United States will not only do a good job in energy conservation and emission reduction, but also pay money to help improve technology.
Then this is certainly intolerable for Trump. After all, Trump doesn't want to spend that much money on environmental protection, which runs counter to his "economic supremacy" and he doesn't want to spend money to help other countries improve the climate.
To put it bluntly, I just don't want to spend money cheaply on others.
However, the United States is the second largest emitter of greenhouse gases, and the plastic waste produced is one of the best. If the United States does not want to take the lead in fulfilling its responsibilities, other countries will not be willing to actively reduce emissions. The consequence of this is that the implementation of the Paris Agreement has stagnated, and countries have gone their own way, ultimately threatening the living environment of mankind.
In the past two years, the climate change has been obvious to all, and there have been serious forest fires in many parts of the United States, and there have been rare extreme cold weather deaths and injuries, which are closely related to climate change.
Seeing that this is not the case, in January this year, Biden became the president of the United States and immediately announced his rejoining of the Paris Agreement.
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As we know the United States, rejoining the Paris Agreement is certainly not as simple as simply improving the climate. After returning, the United States first condemned China's goal of "achieving carbon neutrality by 2060" as insufficient, and then announced a leaders' climate summit. It can be seen that the United States wants to re-dominate the issue of climate change.
And, as can be seen from Biden's every move, he may not care so much about real climate change. Before the climate change conference, the United States visited the Vatican and used more than 80 cars to form an ultra-long fleet. I don't know which country the princess thought had a wedding.
Isn't this Biden "textbook" hypocrisy?
So from the perspective of Biden's series of operations, returning to the Paris Agreement is to occupy the dominant position of clean energy and not to give Europe a cake. If other countries surpass the United States in green technology, they will be sanctioned by the United States if they do not do well, becoming an old routine that threatens national security, and becoming a product of the US political game.
For China, the United States will also continue to create some contradictions with us on the climate issue and suppress and contain China. However, as far as the United States is concerned, as long as it does not cause trouble and does not mess with small actions, it is already a contribution to the international community.