By Reuters Staff
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(Reuters) - The United States said on Thursday it aims to halve its greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 in a bid to fight climate change. The new target was announced at the start of a two-day international climate summit hosted by President Joe Biden, which is intended to showcase rising global ambition to slash carbon emissions and stop global warming.
Here is a table showing countries that have pledged more ambitious efforts than before to cut greenhouse gas emissions, either on the first day of the summit or in the run-up to the conference:
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Global climate summit: Jacinda Ardern urges nations to follow New Zealand s lead on financial action
22 Apr, 2021 08:25 PM
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Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern told the climate summit that global agreement on the need for fossil fuel subsidy reform was long overdue. Photo / File
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern told the climate summit that global agreement on the need for fossil fuel subsidy reform was long overdue. Photo / File
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Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has urged other nations at a global summit to follow New Zealand s lead in taking financial action to address climate change.
The United States is hosting 40 world leaders in a two-day virtual summit in the White House to discuss ways of fulfilling the 2015 Paris climate agreement. The US and other countries pledged bigger greenhouse gas emission cuts.