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Biden Opens Climate Summit With Pledge to Cut US Emissions in Half by 2030
President Joe Biden delivers remarks during a virtual Leaders Summit on Climate with 40 world leaders at the East Room of the White House on April 22, 2021, in Washington, D.C.
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President Joe Biden on Thursday has pledged to cut carbon emissions from the U.S. to half of what they were in 2005 by the end of this decade. His announcement came on the first day of a virtual climate summit hosted by Biden.
For Immediate Release, April 22, 2021
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U.S. Climate Target Falls Short of What Science, Justice Demand
WASHINGTON The new U.S. target for reducing climate-heating emissions 50%-52% by 2030 fails to meet the demands of climate science and environmental and energy justice.
While the new U.S. target doubles the emissions-reduction commitments made in the country’s 2016 pledge, it falls short of what’s needed to address both the climate emergency and global equity.
“A pledge to cut emissions 50%-52% by 2030 simply isn’t big enough to meet the massive scale of the climate emergency,” said Jean Su, director of the Center for Biological Diversity’s Energy Justice program. “Solving the climate crisis requires applying both science and equity. The U.S. is the largest historic polluter and one of the wealthiest nations, and it must do its fair share and cut domestic emissions by at least 70% by 2030. Combating the climate emergency at hom
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For Immediate Release, December 17, 2020
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Leading Progressive Groups Launch Public Pressure Campaign for Biden to Address Fossil Fuel Pollution, Climate Crisis
WASHINGTON Organizations representing millions of environmental, racial and economic justice advocates across the country launched a new campaign today to hold President-elect Joe Biden accountable on his promises for bold climate action. The
Build Back Fossil Free campaign includes 25 crucial executive actions Biden must take the moment he enters office to prevent climate chaos, end fossil fuel racism and improve well-being for millions of people.