Key Points:
On Earth Day, the Biden-Harris administration announced a new
target for the United States to achieve a 50 to 52 percent
reduction in economy-wide GHG emissions by 2030, which constitutes
the country s new NDC under the Paris Agreement.
To achieve the new NDC, the United States envisions a whole-of-government approach to catalyze opportunities
for businesses to partner with the federal government to rapidly
transform the power, transportation, buildings, industrial and
agriculture and lands sectors.
The close partisan split in Congress likely will force the
administration to rely on a combination of agency regulation and
other executive actions to demonstrate progress toward achieving
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In a widely anticipated announcement made at the commencement of
the Leaders Summit on Climate, President Biden
committed the United States to a 50-52 percent reduction in
greenhouse gas (GHG) pollution from 2005 levels by
2030.
Paris Agreement
The announcement also notes that President Biden fulfilled his
promise to rejoin the Paris Agreement and set a course for the
United States to tackle the climate crisis at home and abroad,
reaching net zero emissions economy-wide by no later than 2050. It
states:
As part of re-entering the Paris Agreement, he also launched a
Why US climate envoy John Kerry will visit India before Biden summit, UN meet
John Kerry is on a 3-nation tour of UAE, India and Bangladesh between 1 and 9 April. In India, he is expected to meet Modi and Javadekar.
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New Delhi: “Climate ambition” will be the focus as United States (US) Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry visits India between 5 and 8 April as part of his ongoing three-nation tour to discuss climate change.
The 1-9 April tour will also see the former US Secretary of State visit the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bangladesh. In those countries and in India, where he is likely to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar, Kerry is scheduled to hold “consultations on increasing climate ambition”.
Highlights
US said that India is a critical part of the solution to the climate crisis.
John Kerry will be on a four-day visit to the country, during which he will be meeting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
John Kerry will also hold talks with his counterpart, environment minister Prakash Javdekar.
New Delhi: Ahead of the Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry s New Delhi visit, starting Monday (April 5), the US has said that India is a critical part of the solution to the climate crisis .
John Kerry will be on a four-day visit to the country, during which he will be meeting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and holding talks with his counterpart, environment minister Prakash Javdekar.