President Joe Biden aims to secure his climate legacy with a new target to cut United States greenhouse gas emissions by more than 60 percent by 2035. The announcement comes mere weeks ahead of the conclusion of Biden's tenure, as incoming Republican President-elect Donald Trump vows to dismantle key components of his climate policies. Biden's new climate target implies a significant shift in the U.S. approach to climate change, focusing on long-term reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. As the world's second-largest emitter of greenhouse gases, the United States plays a...

On the cusp of Donald Trump’s rise to power, President Joe Biden has announced a new U.S. climate goal to slash emissions 61-66 percent by 2035. While the president-elect is sure to disregard the planetary pollution reduction target, analysts say it sends a clear signal of what the world’s largest economy can do to fight climate change even without federal assistance, write Sara Schonhardt and Zack Colman. (Plus, the blueprint is required under the Paris Agreement.) “The 2035 climate target can serve as a North Star for states, cities and...

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is pledging to cut U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by more than 60% by 2035 as he fights to ensure his legacy on slowing global warming, even as President-elect Donald Trump vows to undo much of Biden’s climate work when he takes office next month. Biden said the new goal — which supersedes a previous plan to cut carbon emissions at least in half by 2030 — keeps the United States on track to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions economy-wide by 2050. The U.S. is making...

With just weeks left in office, President Joe Biden announced on Thursday an aggressive new climate goal to reduce U.S. carbon emissions by two-thirds by 2035, a move that the incoming administration is likely to ignore. "Today, as the United States continues to accelerate the transition to a clean energy economy, President Biden is announcing a new climate target for the United States: a 61-66 percent reduction in 2035 from 2005 levels in economy-wide net greenhouse gas emissions," the White House said in a statement, released just one month before...

The goal aims to reduce U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by 61% to 66% by 2035. The Biden administration will announce an "ambitious" new climate goal Thursday morning that aims to reduce the country's greenhouse gas emissions by 61% to 66% by 2035. All the countries that have signed the Paris Agreement must update their Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) every 5 years. While non-binding, these goals provide a roadmap for reaching carbon neutrality globally. "I'm proud that my Administration is carrying out the boldest climate agenda in American history," President Biden...

President Joe Biden has set fresh climate targets for the United States before climate sceptic Donald Trump takes office in January. Today the outgoing president has unveiled a new goal to slash US emissions of greenhouse gases by 61% from 2005 levels by 2035. The 10-year plan should generate "more good-paying jobs, more affordable energy, cleaner air, cleaner water, healthier environments for everyone", President Biden said. "I'm proud that my administration is carrying out the boldest climate agenda in American history," he added, citing his Inflation Reduction Act that poured...