Vital Role Seen for Natural Gas as Biden Doubles U.S. Climate Commitments
Energy stakeholders endorsed President Biden’s strengthening of U.S. climate change commitments on Thursday, but they also stressed the importance of natural gas in achieving deep decarbonization of the economy.
Biden said Thursday the United States will target a 50-52% reduction in economy-wide greenhouse gas (GHG) pollution by 2030 versus 2005 levels.
The announcement, made during the virtually held Leaders Summit on Climate, doubles a previous U.S. commitment of a 26-28% reduction under the 2015 United Nations (UN) Climate Agreement, aka the Paris Agreement.
Each country’s commitment, submitted to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, is known formally as the country’s nationally determined contribution or NDC.
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Learning From California’s Ambitious Climate Policy
By Aimee Barnes, Ashley Conrad-Saydah, Hannah Argento-McCurdy, Angela Luh, and Matthew Gobin
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The Carquinez Bridge looms in the background of the playground area of the Ninth Street Park and Boat Launch in Benicia, California, on February 11, 2014.
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California has long been synonymous with effective climate policy. Beginning in 2001, the Golden State established its first voluntary emissions reporting program under Gov. Gray Davis (D). Subsequently, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) built on this initial commitment to reducing emissions when the state passed the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 its landmark climate legislation.
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Biden Wants Leaders to Make Climate Commitments for Earth Day Source: By Lisa Friedman, New York Times • Posted: Thursday, April 15, 2021
The administration is closing in on deals with some close allies, but agreements with powers like China, Brazil and India are proving difficult.
John Kerry, the U.S. climate envoy, will visit China in preparation for the President Biden’s climate summit on Earth Day, April 22.Anna Moneymaker for The New York Times
WASHINGTON The Biden administration is nearing agreements with Japan, South Korea and Canada to bolster carbon emission reduction targets in all four countries ahead of a closely watched summit of global leaders on Earth Day, April 22.