Biden Pledges to Reduce US Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 50%

Biden Pledges toReduce U.S. GreenhouseGas Emissions by 50% .On April 22, President Joe Bidenannounced his administration’s latestpush to combat climate change. .Biden said that by 2030, the U.S. will have reducedgreenhouse gas emissions by 50 to 52 percent.That’s more than double what the U.S. committedto under the 2015 Paris climate agreement. .His pledge moves the U.S. closer todecarbonizing the nation’s energy sector by 2030and achieving net-zero emissions by 2050. .This is the decade that we must make decisions to avoid the worst consequences of the climate crisis … This is a moral imperative. An economic imperative. A moment of peril, but also a moment of extraordinary possibilities, President Joe Biden, via CNBC.Biden will announce the country’s target at the global leaders climate summit on April 22 and April 23.40 world leaders will be attending thevirtual event and are expected to make their own new commitments.The U.K. and European Union havecommitted to cutting emissions by 68 percentand 55 percent, respectively.China has vowed to be carbon neutral by 2060.