'Existential crisis of our time': Joe Biden pledges to halve US emissions by 2030 – video

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The goal, unveiled at the start of a two-day climate summit hosted by President Joe Biden, comes as the United States seeks to reclaim global leadership in the fight against global warming after former president Donald Trump withdrew the country from international efforts to cut emissions.

The Biden administration on Thursday 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.

 

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If he really cared he would ban fracking, end fossil fuel subsidies. He would have spent more on infrastructure and green jobs than he did the military. I guess protecting the natural resources he exploits from other countries is more important.

My husband says Biden looks & sounds like 'The Talking Dead' He's not wrong, is he?

needed is a world emission reduction of 50% from 2018 levels, says UNEP to have chance for 1.5C. Biden's obvious science denialism has to be balanced by all other nations. He and Kerry are fraudsters and murderers, and Guardian must say that openly or the public stays unaware.

You do have to wonder after seeing the online conference today why Boris can not have the same approach in October rather than have hundreds from all around the world travelling to Glasgow contributing needless pollution in to the atmosphere

There are solutions to the climate crisis, thread: 1/3

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