
Biden fails to achieve unity on climate as China, Russia avoid COP26 summit
Fox News
President Biden condemned China and Russia — the world's first and fourth biggest polluters — for not showing up to the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference, referred to as COP26, in Glasgow this week.
Saudi Arabia participated in the conference, but some have faulted its allegedly lackluster commitment to fighting climate change. Observers also faulted the commitments from Russia and China.
Critics have argued that international efforts to combat climate change, like COP26, are insufficient or unserious because they often fail to hold some of the top emitters accountable. As of 2019, China was responsible for 27.92% of global emissions, according to Statistica. The United States accounted for 14.5%, while India accounted for 7.17%, Russia for 4.6%, and Saudi Arabia for 1.59%.