Joe Biden insisted that he had already declared a national emergency over the issue of climate change “in practice” as he stood for an interview with The Weather Channel on the edge of the Grand Canyon this week.
Mr Biden was in Arizona for an interview on the site of the iconic national landmark as he was asked by the Weather Channel’s Stephanie Abrams about whether he would take that step as the world economy appears to be on track to significantly miss the targets set for greenhouse gas emission reductions in the Paris Climate Agreement.
