Biden to skip UN climate change meeting, sparking concern of lower priority for issue

worsened by climate change that impacted 33 million people.

Before reiterating his country's goal to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2060, he emphasised how the UN sustainable development goals were hindered by the pandemic, geopolitical conflict and the triple threat of climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution. Senegalese President Macky Sall specifically called for funding to help the African continent adapt to the warming impacts of climate change locked in, and Colombian President Gustavo Petro warned about efforts to cut down the Amazon and other local forests, critical sinks of carbon dioxide."As many of you are experiencing, the climate crisis is particularly affecting our continent, the Americas and especially the Caribbean," said Chilean President Gabriel Boric.

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