Headline Roundup • December 19th, 2024
Biden Announces Goal for Slashing U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Summary from the AllSides News Team
On Thursday, President Joe Biden announced new national greenhouse gas reduction goals.
Key Details: The new target, known as the Nationally Determined Contribution to Reducing Greenhouse Gases in the United States, is being formally submitted to the United Nations under the terms of the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement. It calls for reducing net emissions by 2035 from 61% to 66% below 2005 levels.
Key Quote: "Today, as the United States continues to accelerate the transition to a clean energy economy, President Biden is announcing a new climate target for the United States: a 61-66 percent reduction in 2035 from 2005 levels in economy-wide net greenhouse gas emissions," the White House wrote.
For Context: Under the Paris Agreement, countries are required to submit new National Determined Contributions by February. President Biden re-entered the U.S. into the Paris Agreement after former President Donald Trump withdrew the U.S. from the treaty. Trump has not said whether he plans to again remove the U.S. from the Paris Agreement.
How the Media Covered it: Axios (Lean Left bias) reported that the new greenhouse emissions targets were devised with some of President-elect Trump's likely policies incorporated. Fox News (Right bias) reported that Trump plans to install an "energy czar" to scale back climate and energy regulations implemented under the Biden administration.
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The White House on Thursday announced a target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 61% to 66% below 2005 levels in the next decade. The incoming Trump administration isn’t likely to honor the commitment.
“The Biden Administration may be about to leave office, but we’re confident in America’s ability to rally around this goal,” John Podesta, senior adviser to the president for international climate policy, said in a call with reporters.
Countries update their emissions goals once every five years as part of the Paris Agreement, a treaty in which nearly...
In the final days of his administration, President Biden has set a new climate goal for slashing U.S. greenhouse gas emissions. However, it comes as his successor, President-elect Donald Trump, has signaled he is not interested in global climate negotiations.
The U.S. formally submitted its new goal Thursday to the United Nations. It calls for a 61% to 66% reduction in net greenhouse gas emissions by 2035 compared to 2005 levels, the White House said, with an overarching goal of achieving net zero emissions by no later than 2050.
The new goal is part...
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President Biden announced an audacious goal for America to reduce its carbon emissions by two thirds with barely weeks left in his administration.Biden's White House announced the new goal in a public statement. It calls for the U.S. to massively reduce its carbon emissions by 2035, invoking the Paris Agreement."Today, as the United States continues to accelerate the transition to a clean energy economy, President Biden is announcing a new climate target for the United States: a 61-66 percent reduction in 2035 from 2005 levels in economy-wide net greenhouse gas...
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