Fighting climate change may be the most important task we face today – and the US’s renewed commitment to it is welcomeNearly three decades ago, during the Earth Summit held in 1992 in Rio de Janeiro, the international community acknowledged the need to address the growing challenges posed by the state of the environment. Several resolutions and agreements emerged from that historic conference, among them the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. The ultimate goal of this multilateral initiative has been to prevent unchecked, runaway climate change from harming natural ecosystems, threatening food production or hindering sustainable development. In short,… Source – Full Article https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/apr/23/un-climate-change-agency-crucial-future-humanity-patricia-espinosa