President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping . Even though the two recently met on climate change, many are not happy Biden won’t be in attendance with the nearly 200 other countries who will be there.
, professor of geography and the environment at ϲ’s Maxwell School of Citizenship & Public Affairs, shared his thoughts below. If you’d like to schedule an interview with Professor Huber, please contact Vanessa Marquette, media relations specialist, at vrmarque@syr.edu.
He writes: “President Biden promised a ‘whole of government’ approach to the climate crisis upon taking office. But his absence at the COP 28 summit signals a dangerous lack of interest in the unfolding climate crisis. Given the United States is the world’s largest historic emitter this should be an international scandal.”
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