(CNN) Climate groups and COP26 attendees are expressing frustration that US climate action is limited at the summit, in part because the country's action ultimately depends on Congress -- and, more specifically, that it depends on Sen. Joe Manchin, who opposes climate legislation that would rapidly reduce the use of fossil fuel. As the US House is still hammering out last-minute negotiations on President Joe Biden's major economic and climate bill and the accompanying bipartisan infrastructure package, other countries are paying close attention at the climate summit in Glasgow. "In all my interactions with other countries, there's a deep understanding of what's going on," said Jake Schmidt, Senior Strategic Director of International Climate for NRDC. "They know where Joe Manchin is. Frankly, they're reading the news every day; they're going along with the roller coaster ride as much as everybody in the US is."

Source: CNN November 06, 2021 03:02 UTC