US pledges to halve greenhouse gas emissions by 2030
US President Joe Biden speaks during an economic briefing in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington on April 9. Reuters
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The Biden administration today pledged to slash US greenhouse gas emissions by 50%-52% from 2005 levels by 2030, a new target it hopes will spur other big emitter countries to raise their ambition to combat climate change, reports Reuters.
The decision comes as the US kickstarts the Leaders Summit on Climate at 6:00 pm (Bangladesh time) today where 40 world leaders are joining. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who has been invited by Biden, will also address the summit.
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US to double public climate finance to developing countries by 2024 ANI | Updated: Apr 23, 2021 01:05 IST
Washington [US], April 23 (ANI): The United States has said it intends to double public climate finance to developing countries by 2024.
As part of the goal, the White House on Thursday (local time) said that by 2024, it would triple the financing of climate adaptation. It said it will work with Congress to enact needed legislation. The United States intends to double, by 2024, our annual public climate finance to developing countries relative to the average level during the second half of the Obama-Biden Administration (FY 2013-2016). As part of this goal, the United States intends to triple our adaptation finance by 2024. The Biden Administration will work closely with Congress to meet these goals, the White House said in a media release.