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An Earth Day to remember: EU and US leaders step up climate ambition 

26 Apr 2021
Environment
Transport, Energy & Climate

Last week was big for global climate ambition, with President Biden convening 40 world leaders for a virtual Climate Summit on the occasion of Earth Day. To mark the occasion, a number of countries followed the US’ lead in making tangible commitments to reduce emissions. This followed news that EU lawmakers had reached an agreement on the ‘European Climate Law’ after 14 hours of ‘trilogue’ negotiations between the European Parliament, the European Commission and the Council of the EU. Learn more about why Earth Day 2021 was one to remember.

Earth Day 2021