Future of energy sources: The Biden administration has announced that by 2025, 25 gigawatts of onshore renewable energy will be added to the power grid. Read more of ABC News' climate coverage: cop26
Share to TwitterThe Department of Agriculture is researching initiatives to invest in more climate-friendly alternatives to traditional agriculture, Tom Vilsack, the secretary of Agriculture, told ABC News.
About 24% of emissions in the U.S. come from agriculture and land use, according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.LinkSecretary of the Interior Deb Haaland highlighted the ongoing efforts the U.S. is making to ramp up offshore wind production to encourage the rest of the world to set equally ambitious targets for commitments.
The Interior Department is looking to complete the review of more than a dozen plans for offshore wind facilities by 2025.-ABC News’ Stephanie EbbsThe use of coal as an energy source is quickly coming to an end, according to the United Nations. The rapid phaseout of coal has been a recurring theme of COP26, with the breadth of commitments today signaling that the world is moving toward a renewable future, according to the U.N.
The 10 New Insights in Climate Science 2021 report was launched at a press conference with UNFCC executive secretary Patricia Espinosa and three of the report’s authors.
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