'A cry for survival comes from the planet itself': Joe Biden issues climate action rallying call as he is sworn in as 46th US President

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Joe Biden delivers stirring speech as he is sworn in as the 46th President of the US and prepares to sign order for US to return to Paris Agreement on his first day in the White House

Joe Biden has been sworn in as the 46th President of the United States of America, amid high hopes he is set to unleash a historic new era of American climate leadership and turbocharge efforts to put...

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