“We must get on a path now in order to do that,” Biden said. “If we do, we’ll breathe easier, literally and figuratively.” He added, “We really have no choice. We have to get this done.”
World leaders promised to reduce CO2 emissions when they joined the Paris climate deal, but not all have kept their word.“We must get on a path now in order to do that,” Biden said. “If we do, we’ll breathe easier, literally and figuratively.”Leaders of 40 countries — including China, Russia and India — accepted invitations to the two-day summit, which is being held virtually because of the pandemic. Its opening was timed to coincide with Earth Day.
Parts of Biden’s climate agenda were already included in his infrastructure and jobs proposal. He wants all electricity in the U.S. to come from carbon-free sources by 2035. Roughly half of the country’s power currently comes from sources that don’t generate greenhouse gases.