Biden Sets Target of Cutting US Emissions up to 52% by 2030

On Thursday, President Joe Biden will commit the United States to cutting its greenhouse emissions 50% to 52% by 2030 in remarks kicking off his climate summit event with world leaders. The target, aimed at slowing climate change, is non-binding unless approved by Congress. Yet Biden hopes it pushes other countries to submit more ambitious plans to the United Nations as part of the Paris Agreement, which former President Donald Trump rejected. Before the announcement, environmental activists said a target of around 50% wasn’t ambitious enough. Conservatives said trying to meet it will sap the U.S. economy with no guarantees that other countries will follow through on their own pledges, since some fear a negative impact on their own economic growth.