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At 'moment of peril,' Biden opens global summit on climate

by Ellen KnickmeyerAamer Madhani
| April 22, 2021 6:03 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden convened leaders of the world's most powerful countries on Thursday to try to spur global efforts against climate change, drawing commitments from Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin to cooperate on cutting emissions despite their own sharp rivalries with the United States.

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