At the virtual leaders summit on climate, coinciding with Earth Day, US President Joe Biden pledged to cut US carbon emissions by half by the year 2030, and vowed to increase financing to help developing nations deal with climate change to $5.7 billion annually. Audrey Tan, Science and Environment correspondent, The Straits Times shares her biggest takeaways from day 1 of the leaders summit on climate, and the importance of Singapore going green.

<p>At the virtual leaders summit on climate, coinciding with Earth Day, US President Joe Biden pledged to cut US carbon emissions by half by the year 2030, and vowed to increase financing to help developing nations deal with climate change to $5.7 billion annually. <strong>Audrey Tan, Science and Environment correspondent, The Straits Times </strong>shares her biggest takeaways from day 1 of the leaders summit on climate, and the importance of Singapore going green.</p>

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