US pledges to halve greenhouse gas emissions by 2030
The Biden administration today pledged to slash US greenhouse gas emissions by 50%-52% from 2005 levels by 2030, a new target it hopes will spur other big emitter countries to raise their ambition to combat climate change, reports Reuters.
The decision comes as the US kickstarts the Leaders Summit on Climate at 6:00 pm (Bangladesh time) today where 40 world leaders are joining. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who has been invited by Biden, will also address the summit.
This announcement will challenge the world on increased ambition in combatting climate change as part of President Biden's focus on building back in a way that will create millions of good-paying union jobs, ensure economic competitiveness, advance environmental justice, and improve the health and security of communities across America.
President Biden fulfilled his promise to rejoin the Paris Agreement and set a course for the US to tackle the climate crisis at home and abroad, reaching net-zero emissions economy-wide by no later than 2050.
As part of re-entering the Paris Agreement, he is also set to launch a whole-of-government process, organized through his National Climate Task Force, to establish this new 2030 emissions target – known as the "nationally determined contribution" or "NDC," a formal submission to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
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