US allies welcome Biden presidency as major chance to tackle climate crisis

The leaders of America’s closest allies have eagerly welcomed the incoming presidency of Joe Biden as a crucial opportunity to face down the unfolding climate crisis, following four years of dislocation under Donald Trump. In congratulatory tweets sent in the wake of Biden’s election win, both Boris Johnson, the British prime minister, and Emmanuel Macron, the French president, put climate change at the top of a list of issues they are keen to…