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Key Points:
On Earth Day, the Biden-Harris administration announced a new target for the United States to achieve a 50 to 52 percent reduction in economy-wide GHG emissions by 2030, which constitutes the country’s new NDC under the Paris Agreement.
To achieve the new NDC, the United States envisions a “whole-of-government” approach to catalyze opportunities for businesses to partner with the federal government to rapidly transform the power, transportation, buildings, industrial and agriculture and lands sectors.
The close partisan split in Congress likely will force the administration to rely on a combination of agency regulation and other executive actions to demonstrate progress toward achieving the NDC.
Key Points:
On Earth Day, the Biden-Harris administration announced a new
target for the United States to achieve a 50 to 52 percent
reduction in economy-wide GHG emissions by 2030, which constitutes
the country s new NDC under the Paris Agreement.
To achieve the new NDC, the United States envisions a whole-of-government approach to catalyze opportunities
for businesses to partner with the federal government to rapidly
transform the power, transportation, buildings, industrial and
agriculture and lands sectors.
The close partisan split in Congress likely will force the
administration to rely on a combination of agency regulation and
other executive actions to demonstrate progress toward achieving
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