French President Emmanuel Macron says countries need to move quicker on climate

French President Emmanuel Macron said that countries "need to move more quickly to implement the commitments for 2030" during a virtual address at the US-led climate summit on Thursday.

"There is only one goal for the coming weeks and months: to move more quickly. We need to move more quickly to implement the commitments for 2030. A plan of action that is clear, measurable and verifiable," he aid.

"Basically, 2030 is the new 2050. It is this plan that the European Union put forward in December, with its European Green Deal. It is therefore up to us to use all the levers available to us: innovation, transformation, regulation," Macron said in a pre-recorded video message.

Leaders of the world's wealthiest nations are coming together for two days of discussions on how to meet global climate targets and plans for cutting emissions virtually this year due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

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