But he stops short of formally declaring a climate emergency, despite pressure from fellow Democrats.
US President Joe Biden has announced a $2.3bn investment to help build infrastructure that can withstand extreme weather and natural disasters.
He said the new funding would go to expanding flood control, shoring up utilities, retrofitting buildings, and helping low-income families pay for heating and cooling costs.The administration also plans to provide additional support for offshore wind and energy development in the Gulf of Mexico, and enforce new workplace standards to help protect workers from extreme weather.
"Our children and grandchildren are counting on us," he said. "If we don't keep [climate change] below 1.5C, we lose it all. We don't get to turn it around."President Biden entered office promising to restore US credibility on climate action and overturn the "rollbacks" of President Trump's environmental policy.
Ahead of the Glasgow climate conference, Mr Biden promised the US would provide $11.4bn a year in climate finance by 2024 - to help developing countries tackle and prepare for climate change. But in March he managed to secure just $1bn of that from Congress - only a third more than the Trump-era spending.
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