Biden calls climate crisis 'an existential threat', apologizes for Trump pulling out of Paris accord

President Biden on Monday warned that climate is “an existential threat to human existence as we know it,” at the United Nation’s COP26 conference, calling for a “decade of transformative action” to “preserve” the planet.

"We only have a brief window left before us to raise our ambitions to meet the task that’s rapidly narrowing ourselves," the president said.

"I believe there’s an incredible opportunity—not just for the United States—but for all of us. We are standing at an inflection point in history," he continued. "We have the ability to invest in ourselves and build an equitable, clean energy future, and, in the process, create millions of good paying jobs and opportunities around the world; cleaner air for our children; bountiful oceans; healthier forests; and ecosystems for our planet."