President Joe Biden said he looked forward to working with Russia on technology to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere as he addressed the second day of the White House climate summit.
World leaders have put aside their differences to discuss ways in which they can reduce emissions and halt global warming.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping were among the figures to speak during the first day of the summit despite months, if not years, of escalating tensions with Washington.
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A day later, on Friday, Biden said he was pleased with Putin’s contribution.
“I am very heartened by President Putin’s call yesterday for the world to collaborate on advanced carbon dioxide removal,” he said. “And the United States looks forward to working with Russia and other countries on that endeavor.”
Biden said great progress had already been made but that more needs to be done by governments and the private sector to move to a future of clean energy.
“When we invest in climate resilience and infrastructure, we create opportunities for everyone,” he said.
Putin and his government are furious at Biden’s recent description of him as a “killer” following a string of aggressive moves against opponents. Washington has accused Moscow of trying to interfere in American elections and is monitoring the deployment of troops in maneuvers in Crimea and western Russia.
Last week, Washington announced fresh sanctions for election interference and the hacking of federal agencies. Moscow responded by expelling 10 U.S. diplomats.
But Putin offered no hint of those tensions in his remarks on Thursday.
He said: “Russia is genuinely interested in galvanizing international cooperation so as to look further for effective solutions to climate change as well as to all other vital challenges.”
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He suggested working together to develop more advanced technologies to trap and remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
