President Obama will attend the United Nations climate summit in New York in September, a move that would put a stamp on his administration’s agenda ahead of pivotal international negotiations next year in Paris.

A White House aide confirmed Obama’s planned attendance in an email to the Washington Examiner. The news was first reported by Responding to Climate Change, which also noted Chinese President Xi Jinping is slated to appear.

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