{"id":122257,"date":"2021-04-22T22:23:01","date_gmt":"2021-04-22T22:23:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/?p=122257"},"modified":"2021-04-22T22:23:01","modified_gmt":"2021-04-22T22:23:01","slug":"vlad-come-in-vlad-putin-sits-in-confused-silence-as-macron-cut-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/world-news\/vlad-come-in-vlad-putin-sits-in-confused-silence-as-macron-cut-off\/","title":{"rendered":"Vlad…come in, Vlad: Putin sits in confused silence as Macron cut off"},"content":{"rendered":"
Russian President Vladimir Putin endured an awkward moment during Thursday’s climate summit after he was left sitting in confused silence following a technical glitch.<\/p>\n
Putin was left looking bewildered as he was introduced while France’s President Macron was still talking and ended up sitting silently on screen, oblivious to the fact he was on air.<\/p>\n
Moderators had quickly scrambled to cut off Macron and move onto Putin when they realised there was no translation for the President, who was speaking in French.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Putin was left looking bewildered as he was introduced while Macron was still talking – in French and without a translator <\/p>\n
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Moderaters scrambled to cut off Macron and move onto Putin as they realised there was no translator lined up for the French President’s address.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Putin was left sitting silently on screen as moderators scrambled to sort the technical glitch<\/p>\n
A few moments later the summit was back on track as Putin was introduced again and began his speech.\u00a0<\/p>\n
‘It is no secret that the conditions that facilitated global warming go way back. But what kind of comprehensive solutions can we see today?’, he told fellow world leaders.<\/p>\n
‘It’s not enough to tackle the issue of new emissions, it is also important to take up the task of absorbing the CO2 that is already in the atmosphere’.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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A few moments later the summit was back on track as Putin launched into his speech. ‘It is no secret that the conditions that facilitated global warming go way back. But what kind of comprehensive solutions can we see today?’, he told fellow world leaders\u00a0<\/p>\n
President Joe Biden issued a call to action to world leaders on Thursday, asking them to work together to keep the earth’s temperature from rising too high in the next decade, arguing it would result in new jobs and economic opportunities.<\/p>\n
‘The signs are unmistakable. The science is undeniable. The cost of inaction is mounting,’ he said\u00a0in his speech kicking off his Climate Summit.<\/p>\n
‘This is a moral imperative, an economic imperative,’\u00a0Biden argued. ‘Time is short, but I believe we can do this. And I believe that we will do. Thank you for being part of the summit.’<\/p>\n
In his remarks, Biden stressed the importance of working together but also emphasised combatting climate change can create jobs and boost economies.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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President Joe Biden issued a call to action to world leaders, asking them to work together to combat climate change as he kicked off Climate Summit<\/p>\n
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The East Room of the White House was decorated in greenery for the climate summit and Biden was introduced by Vice-President Kamala Harris<\/p>\n
He spoke from the East Room of the White House, which was camera-ready for the virtual summit, decorated with plants and greenery.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Vice President Kamala Harris introduced him and he was joined by Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and climate czar John Kerry.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The attendees from around the world, joining him virtually, were on a screen in front of him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Biden vowed the US would do its part, pledging the country will cut emissions blamed for climate change by 50 to 52 per cent by 2030 compared with 2005 levels and to set America on a path of zero emissions economy by no later than 2015.<\/p>\n
‘No nation can solve this crisis on our own, as I know you all fully understand all of us, all of us and particularly those of us who represent the world’s largest economies. We have to step up,’ he said.<\/p>\n
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The attendees from around the world, joining him virtually, were on a screen in front of him\u00a0<\/p>\n
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All 40 world leaders invited by the White House were in attendance, including Chinese President Xi Jinping, who addressed the summit<\/p>\n
Biden argued taking action now would ‘set the world up for success, protect livelihoods around the world and keep global warming at a maximum of 1.5 degrees Celsius. We must get on the path now, in order to do that.’<\/p>\n
$85 billion to modernize existing transit and help agencies expand their systems to meet rider demand<\/p>\n
$174 billion on electric car development\u00a0<\/p>\n
$111 billion to replace lead pipes and service lines and to modernize drinking water and sewer systems\u00a0<\/p>\n
$100 billion to protect nature-based infrastructure \u2013 lands, forests, wetlands, watersheds, and coastal and ocean resource; to build up electrical system; expand tax credits for clean energy generation and storage; plug orphan oil wells and mines; and redevelop Superfund sites\u00a0<\/p>\n
$40 billion to improve the infrastructure of the public housing system in America<\/p>\n
$100 billion to upgrade electrical grid\u00a0<\/p>\n
$100 billion to upgrade and build new public schools<\/p>\n
$10 billion in the modernization, sustainability, and resilience of federal buildings\u00a0<\/p>\n
$35 billion investment in climate science<\/p>\n
$10 billion for a new Civilian Climate Corps\u00a0<\/p>\n
‘If we do will breathe easier, literally, and figuratively,’ he said. ‘We’ll create good jobs here at home for millions of Americans and lay a strong foundation with growth in the future.’<\/p>\n
His summit kicked off\u00a0with a slick video about planet earth, where astronauts like Neil Armstrong talk about seeing it from space and how it suffers from global warming.\u00a0<\/p>\n
There were a few technical glitches – Harris’ audio had an echo when she spoke, making it difficult to decipher her remarks, and there were dial tones when Indian Prime Minister\u00a0Narendra Modi and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson spoke.\u00a0<\/p>\n
All 40 world leaders invited by the White House were in attendance on Thursday.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But there will be no one-on-one conversations taking place on the sidelines after the US slapped additional sanctions on Russia and Biden has vowed to take on China.<\/p>\n
There will be ‘no bilaterals or side zoom rooms that are happening,’ a senior administration official told reporters on a call Wednesday.<\/p>\n
The meeting marks Biden’s first face-to-face meetings with the two leaders – whom he has spoken to on the phone – since he took office.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
The leaders, in their remarks, kept their focus on the topic at hand and reiterated their own country’s goals to combat climate change.<\/p>\n
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced Wednesday the UK would cut emissions by 78 per cent by 2035.\u00a0<\/p>\n
‘It’s vital for all of us to show that this is not all about some expensive, politically correct green act of bunny hugging… This is about growth and jobs,’ he told the summit.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
The State Department released a full schedule of the summit, which will take place virtually Thursday and Friday.<\/p>\n
In addition to the president and world leaders, several Cabinet secretaries and business leaders will attend.<\/p>\n
Speakers include Pope Francis, Michael Bloomberg, Bill Gates,\u00a0NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan, World Bank President David Malpas, and Citigroup CEO Jane Fraser.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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President Joe Biden, center, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, and Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry, right, listen during the virtual Leaders Summit on Climate, from the East Room of the White House<\/p>\n
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson called on his fellow leaders to get ‘serious’ about combatting climate change and said it was not about ‘bunny hugging’\u00a0<\/p>\n
With the summit, Biden\u00a0is seeking to revive a US-convened forum of the world’s major economies on climate that George W. Bush and Barack Obama both used and Donald Trump let languish.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
The new US target on emissions aims to ‘challenge the world on increasing ambition and combatting the climate crisis,’ an administration official said on a briefing call with reporters.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Combined with announcements expected by other leaders, the official said the world will be closer – but not yet on track – to keeping the planet’s temperature within 2.7 Fahrenheit above pre-industrial times, the level scientists say is needed to avoid the most severe effects of climate change.<\/p>\n
‘Over half the world’s economy is now moving to cut emissions at a global pace needed to keep 1.5 C in reach,’ the official said. ‘Our coalition is growing.’<\/p>\n
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South Korean President Moon Jae-in speaks in front of a screen showing all 40 world leaders in attendance at Biden’s Climate Summit<\/p>\n
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Pope Francis will be among the speakers at Biden’s Climate Summit, he will address the group on Thursday<\/p>\n
Japan said Thursday it aims to cut emissions 46 percent by 2030 — significantly more than previously pledged — and Canada is expected to follow suit. Both countries have forged early bonds with Biden.<\/p>\n
Biden’s action raises the pressure on China – by far the world’s largest carbon emitter.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In his remarks to the summit,\u00a0Chin’s President Xi Jinping reiterated his country’s pledge to peak carbon emissions before 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality before 2060.<\/p>\n
‘We must be committed to green development. To improve the environment is to boost productivity,’ he said.<\/p>\n
Xi said developed countries, responsible for greater historical carbon emissions, should bear more responsibility for making changes at home and helping developing countries finance their transition to low-carbon economies.<\/p>\n
Xi emphasised that China is aiming to move from peak carbon to net zero in a short time period – just 30 years, or the span of one generation.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Bill Gates and Michael Bloomberg will be among the business leaders addressing the summit<\/p>\n
And\u00a0Japan, a heavy user of coal, announced its own new 46% emissions reduction target.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In his remarks,\u00a0United Nations Secretary-General Ant\u00f3nio Guterres said the world is ‘at the verge of the abyss’ because of climate change and must take aggressive steps to avoid catastrophe.<\/p>\n
He called for world leaders to build a global coalition for net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 – ‘every country, every region, every city, every company and every industry.’<\/p>\n
Britain in November will host a UN conference in Glasgow that aims to upgrade the 2015 Paris Agreement.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
A UN report late last year said that the world was on course for warming of three degrees Celsius — a level at which the planet is forecast to see many glaciers and ice caps melt, low-lying areas submerged and increasingly severe droughts, floods and disasters that could trigger famine and mass migration.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The White House announced all 40 world leaders invited to President Joe Biden’s Climate Summit will attend. Those include:\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u2022 Prime Minister Gaston Browne, Antigua and Barbuda<\/p>\n
\u2022 President Alberto Fernandez, Argentina<\/p>\n
\u2022 Prime Minister Scott Morrison, Australia<\/p>\n
\u2022 Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Bangladesh<\/p>\n
\u2022 Prime Minister Lotay Tshering, Bhutan<\/p>\n
\u2022 President Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil<\/p>\n
\u2022 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Canada<\/p>\n
\u2022 President Sebasti\u00e1n Pi\u00f1era, Chile<\/p>\n
\u2022 President Xi Jinping, People’s Republic of China<\/p>\n
\u2022 President Iv\u00e1n Duque M\u00e1rquez, Colombia<\/p>\n
\u2022 President F\u00e9lix Tshisekedi, Democratic Republic of the Congo<\/p>\n
\u2022 Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, Denmark<\/p>\n
\u2022 President Ursula von der Leyen, European Commission<\/p>\n
\u2022 President Charles Michel, European Council<\/p>\n
\u2022 President Emmanuel Macron, France<\/p>\n
\u2022 President Ali Bongo Ondimba, Gabon<\/p>\n
\u2022 Chancellor Angela Merkel, Germany<\/p>\n
\u2022 Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India<\/p>\n
\u2022 President Joko Widodo, Indonesia<\/p>\n
\u2022 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel<\/p>\n
\u2022 Prime Minister Mario Draghi, Italy<\/p>\n
\u2022 Prime Minister Andrew Holness, Jamaica<\/p>\n
\u2022 Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, Japan<\/p>\n
\u2022 President Uhuru Kenyatta, Kenya<\/p>\n
\u2022 President David Kabua, Republic of the Marshall Islands<\/p>\n
\u2022 President Andr\u00e9s Manuel L\u00f3pez Obrador, Mexico<\/p>\n
\u2022 Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, New Zealand<\/p>\n
\u2022 President Muhammadu Buhari, Nigeria<\/p>\n
\u2022 Prime Minister Erna Solberg, Norway<\/p>\n
\u2022 President Andrzej Duda, Poland<\/p>\n
\u2022 President Moon Jae-in, Republic of Korea<\/p>\n
\u2022 President Vladimir Putin, The Russian Federation<\/p>\n
\u2022 King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia<\/p>\n
\u2022 Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Singapore<\/p>\n
\u2022 President Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa, South Africa<\/p>\n
\u2022 Prime Minister Pedro S\u00e1nchez, Spain<\/p>\n
\u2022 President Recep Tayyip Erdo\u011fan, Turkey<\/p>\n
\u2022 President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, United Arab Emirates<\/p>\n
\u2022 Prime Minister Boris Johnson, United Kingdom<\/p>\n
\u2022 President Nguy\u1ec5n Ph\u00fa Tr\u1ecdng, Vietnam\u00a0<\/p>\n
Additionally, several American Cabinet officials will attend, including:<\/p>\n
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