(NPR) Biden Makes New Pledge For U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions: A 50% Cut

Biden Makes New Pledge For U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions: A 50% Cut

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Emissions from a coal-fired power plant are silhouetted against the setting sun in Independence, Mo., in February. President Biden is announcing a new pledge for the U.S. to reduce carbon emissions under the Paris climate agreement.



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Biden Makes New Pledge For U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions: A 50% Cut

The president will begin a climate summit by announcing that the United States will aim to cut its greenhouse gas emissions in half, based on 2005 levels, by the end of the decade.