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Joe Biden says that China has made a “big mistake” by not attending Cop26.
The US President struck an optimistic tone from his two days in Glasgow but said he was still worried about the climate crisis and there was more work to do.
He criticised China for its absence, saying they wanted to be world leaders but were ‘walking away’ on the issue.
Speaking to the press before leaving the climate conference, the president said: “It’s a gigantic issue and they’ve walked away.”
“The fact China [is] trying to assert, understandably, a new role in the world as a world leader, not showing up, come on!” President Biden added.
He said that by showing up the US has made “a profound impact on the way the rest of the world is looking at the United States in its leadership role.”
On Russia, he said Putin was facing major climate issues — pointing out the tundra was quite literally on fire — but said he was ‘mum’ on the crisis
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