© Reuters. U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during the United Nations Climate Change Conference COP28, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, December 2, 2023. REUTERS/Amr Alfiky
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By Richard Valdmanis, Sarah McFarlane and Simon Jessop
DUBAI (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris sought to claim the mantle of global climate leadership for the United States on Saturday in a speech to the COP28 summit, listing a slew of initiatives to cut emissions and harness renewable energy in the world’s largest oil and gas producer.
The address came on the second day of back-to-back speeches by world leaders at the conference in Dubai, where nearly 200 nations are hashing out an international approach to tackling global warming and debating whether fossil fuels should maintain a role in a future energy economy.
“Two years ago, President Joe Biden stood on stage at COP26 and made a declaration of ambition: The United States of America will once again be a global leader in the fight against the climate crisis,” Harris said. “Since then, the United States has turned ambition into action.”
She listed more than $400 billion in subsidies provided by the 2022 Inflation…
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