Pope Francis greeting then Vice President Joe Biden at the Vatican in April 2016. Photo: Riccardo De Luca/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images
Pope Francis is set to speak during the first day of President Biden's virtual climate summit this week, according to a schedule of the event released by the Department of State on Wednesday.
Why it matters: Francis will be among dozens of world leaders to speak at the summit, which is meant to spur more ambitious emissions cuts from nations as the world remains off-course to achieve the global warming goals of the Paris climate agreement, Axios' Andrew Freedman reports.
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