Biden launches first ever US climate finance plan

STORY: US Biden Climate Summit Session 2 - Biden launches first ever US climate finance plan

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TYPE: English/Natsound

SOURCE: US NETWORK POOL

STORY NUMBER: 4322215

DATELINE: 22 April 2021 - Washington

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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE

Washington, DC - 22 April 2021

1. Wide, U.S. President Joe Biden walks into room

2. SOUNDBITE (English) Joe Biden, U.S. President:

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3. Pan, Biden walks to table joining U.S. Climate Envoy John Kerry, U.S. Secretary of Treasury Janet Yellen

4.SOUNDBITE (English) John Kerry, U.S. Climate Envoy:

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5. Pan, table

STORYLINE:

President Joe Biden convened leaders of the world's most powerful countries on Thursday to try to spur global efforts against climate change, drawing commitments from Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin to cooperate on cutting emissions despite their own sharp rivalries with the United States.

Speaking from a TV-style set for the second session of a virtual summit of 40 world leaders, Biden declared the United States was launching its "first ever international climate finance plan."

He said it represents a vision for how the US would help finance global response in a coordinate way.

This moment requires urgency, Biden said, "good ideas and good intentions aren't good enough. We need to ensure that the financing will be there."

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