Francis' attendance, given his global stature, could have helped provide momentum to what are expected to be difficult talks aimed at spurring more aggressive steps to cut greenhouse gas emissions.
The rest of the RSVP list for the heads of state portion that occurs early in the two-week summit that starts October 31.
President Biden is slated to attend along with many other leaders, but plans by heads of some key nationsIn particular, officials in China — the world's largest greenhouse gas emitter — have not said whether President Xi Jinping will go.The summit, known as COP26, comes as global emissions are nowhere close to beginning the steep downward path needed to meet the goals of the 2015 Paris climate agreement.
The agreement calls for limiting warming to "well below" 2°C compared to preindustrial levels, and ideally limit temperature rise to 1.5°C. Those are benchmarks for avoiding some of the worst harms and risks from climate change beyond the damaging effects already taking hold and sure to worsen.Our goal is to create a safe and engaging place for users to connect over interests and passions.
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