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 U.S.-China to cooperate in climate change measures Focusing on emission reduction

China and the United States have agreed to cooperate in climate change countermeasures. The joint statement on the 18th states that measures will be taken to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.Mr. Kerry Hua, who is responsible for China's climate change issues, and US Special Envoy John Kerry were in talks last week in Shanghai.

US President Joe Biden will hold a virtual climate change summit this week. The Chinese government has also said it is looking forward to the event.However, whether Xi Jinping Jintao to attend is not clear.He also said that he would continue discussions on "firm activities to reduce emissions in the 2020s to comply with the upper limit of temperature rise stipulated in the Paris Agreement."

It also plans to provide financial assistance to low-income countries to switch to low-carbon energy.The statement was "positive," said Lee, a senior climate advisor at the conservation group Greenpeace.

Before visiting China, Special Envoy Kerry told CNN that China's cooperation was "essential" in the fight against the climate crisis.

Mr. Biden signs , a major shift from the previous administration

US President Joe Biden signed a series of executive orders on climate change measures on the 27th. It includes a ban on new drilling of oil and natural gas on public land and doubling offshore wind power by 2030.

These executive orders are a major shift from former President Donald Trump's policy of reducing environmental protection, and strong resistance from the energy industry is expected.

Biden added that the United States "must lead" in its global response to the climate change crisis.

Biden added that neither problem could be addressed by the United States alone.

This series of executive orders will set up a department in charge of domestic climate policy in the White House. In addition, a summit with the leaders of each country will be held on April 22nd, "Earth Day".

Officials say Biden's plan makes climate change a priority in "national security" and "foreign policy."Biden also urges the Director of National Intelligence to prepare an information report on the security implications of climate change.

Contents of the presidential decree

However, executive orders and memorandums could be revoked by future presidents, as he has done to Mr. Trump.

According to a White House statement, Mr. Biden instructed the Home Office to suspend oil and gas drilling leases on federal property "as much as possible" and begin reviewing existing energy leases. ing.

Fired at FedEx facility in the US, killing 8 people.

Eight people were killed and seven were injured in a shooting at a logistics giant FedEx facility in Indianapolis, Indiana, on the night of the 15th. According to police, the perpetrator committed suicide on the spot before the police arrived at the scene. According to police and FedEx, the suspect is a former employee.

Police said the perpetrator was 19-year-old Brandon Hall, 19, who worked at the facility from August to October last year. He said he drove to the scene and immediately began firing "indiscriminately." Upon arrival of police officers, four were found dead outside the FedEx facility, four of whom were dead. In addition, the body of a suspect who was believed to have shot himself and committed suicide shortly before the police arrived was also found inside the building.

Randall Taylor, chief of the Indiana Police Department, said at a press conference on the 16th that the suspect's motives are unknown and may remain unidentified.

"I don't know the whole story why this happened, but I'll do my best to find out the truth," said the director.

According to the city police, the victims who died were Matthew Alexander (32), Samaria Blackweel (19), Amarjito Johar (66), Jaswinder Cowl (64), and Jaswinder Singh (64). 68), Amarjito Sekon (48), Kali Smith (19), John Weisert (74).

At least four of the eight victims belonged to the Sikh community, according to local media. Grinder Singh Harsa, a key figure in the local Sikh community, told Reuters that the FedEx facility in the incident was known to hire people from nearby, even if they weren't fluent in English.

US President Joe Biden instructed the government building to raise a half-mast in memory, calling the mass shootings in the country "national shame."

"We have to end it. There are mass shootings in the United States on a daily basis. If you count the number of people killed in the cities and rural areas of this country, this is a national shame and must be ended. It must not be, "emphasized the president.