The landmark agreement reflects a growing recognition of nature’s role in helping to address global warming. Still, critics said it wasn’t ambitious enough.
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Biden Calls for Tougher Actions on Emissions at COP26
“We have only a brief window” to avoid the most disastrous effects of global warming, President Biden warned at the United Nations climate summit.
Rivals on World Stage, Russia and U.S. Quietly Seek Areas of Accord
There have been a series of beneath-the-surface meetings between the two countries as the Biden administration applies a more sober approach to relations with the Kremlin.
Biden Finds Raising Corporate Tax Rates Easier Abroad Than at Home
As the Group of 20 seals a new global minimum tax for companies, the president has scaled back his plans to tax U.S. corporations more.
Nuclear-Powered Submarines for Australia? Maybe Not So Fast.
Australia’s plan to build the submarines with U.S. and British help faces big hurdles. Supporters say they can be overcome. Critics say they may be too much.
Covid Hit U.S. Meat Plants Far Harder Than Thought, Report Says
The industry had three times as many Covid infections in the pandemic’s early months as previously believed, a select committee says.
Iran Will Rejoin Nuclear Talks, Top Negotiator Says
Negotiations on reviving the 2015 nuclear accord are to resume in November, but it is unclear if the United States will take part in them.
After Early Success, U.S. and Israel Now Lag on Vaccinations
The big barrier to higher rates in both countries is stiff resistance among specific groups.
Illegal Border Crossings Soar to Record High, New Data Shows
Migrants were encountered 1.7 million times in the last 12 months, the highest number of illegal crossings recorded since at least 1960.