At the Cop26 climate conference in Glasgow More than 80 countries have now agreed to cut global emissions of methane by 30 per cent by the end of the decade.
The proposals were endorsed jointly by the US and the EU…though some environmentalists say they don't go far enough.
And 100 countries have agreed to end and reverse deforestation by the year 2030.
President Biden called that plan the first of its kind.
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The British Prime Minister, meanwhile, has apologized to Israel's energy minister after she was unable to gain access to the Cop26 meeting on Monday.
Karine Elharrar has muscular dystrophy, is wheelchair bound and could find no accessible entrance to the summit on its first day.
Boris Johnson apologized during a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett.
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Recriminations continue over how long it's taking delegates and media to gain access to the Cop26 site…Scotland's Health Minister is blaming the United Nations for queues that have resulted in some people taking 2 hours to pass through security checkpoints.