Breaking: President Biden announces a plan to reverse Trump's weaker car pollution standards, calling for half of all new cars to be emission-free by 2030
President Biden unveiled plans Thursday to strengthen car pollution standards through 2026, putting the United States on a path to reduce greenhouse gas emissions — though not as quickly as many environmentalists say is needed.
The future “is electric,” Biden said to supporters gathered on the South Lawn of the White House. “And there’s no turning back. The question is whether we’ll lead or fall behind in the race for the future.”Biden’s proposal would tighten pollution standards over a four-year period, beginning with cars coming off the production line in the fall of 2022.In the name of climate action, California pushed the world toward electric cars.
The new rule postpones battles over how much to restrict tailpipe pollution in 2027 and beyond. In the executive order the president signed Thursday, he directed agencies to begin work on the next set of standards.
“Today’s proposal relies on unenforceable voluntary commitments from unreliable carmakers to make up to 50 percent of their fleets electric by 2030,” said Dan Becker, director of the Center for Biological Diversity’s Safe Climate Transport Campaign.
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