President Biden committed the U.S. to new climate targets under the Paris Agreement, aiming to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 61-66% below 2005 levels by 2035. President-elect Trump plans to review international commitments, including the Paris agreement.
President Joe Biden might be leaving the White House in 31 days, but on Friday he committed the U.S. to new climate targets under the Paris Climate Agreement. This commitment comes despite President-elect Donald Trump 's vow to review any pledges made under the global treaty. The U.S. aims to reduce economy-wide greenhouse gas emissions by 61-66 percent below 2005 levels by 2035, according to a White House statement announcing one of the last initiatives of the Biden administration.
'I'm proud that my administration is carrying out the boldest climate agenda in American history,' Biden said in a video statement, hailing the new measures aimed at putting the United States on the path to net zero emissions by 2050. 'We will turn this existential threat into a once-in-a-generation opportunity to transform our nation for generations to come.' Trump's second term is expected to bring significant rollbacks of environmental protections and a reassessment of international commitments, including the Paris agreement. This mirrors his first term when he withdrew the U.S. from the accord. Trump's 2017 decision fulfilled a key campaign promise to supporters who felt the Paris treaty unfairly jeopardized the American economy. 'In his first term, President Trump advanced conservation and environmental stewardship while promoting economic growth for families,' Trump-Vance transition spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said in a statement to AFP. She added Trump's policies 'produced affordable, reliable energy for consumers along with stable, high-paying jobs' and vowed that his second term 'will once again deliver clean air and water for American families while Making America Wealthy Again.
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