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President Biden orders US to rejoin Paris Agreement on climate change
Published: Jan 21, 2021 06:31 AM

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US President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed an executive order returning the United States to the 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change.

Hours after being sworn in as the 46th President of the United States, Biden signed in the Oval Office an executive order that returns his country back to the Paris Agreement on climate change, reversing his predecessor Donald Trump's decision to abandon the deal.