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Biden climate summit: New pledges to cut emissions still fall short


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Biden climate summit: New pledges to cut emissions still fall short
dw.com
2 hrs ago
Ajit Niranjan
The United States and several other nations have pledged to cut carbon emissions faster, putting pressure on other big polluters to clean up their acts.
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Climate activists and scientists are calling on world leaders to fulfil their pledges to limit global heating
US President Joe Biden promised to halve his country s greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 from 2005 levels at a global climate summit to pressure other polluters to bring their emissions in line with international agreements.
The cost of inaction keeps mounting. The United States isn t waiting, he said on Thursday in the opening address of the two-day summit hosted virtually by the White House. He also pledged to double US contributions to global climate finance by 2024 and triple funding for adapting to its effects. ....

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While more ambitious climate targets are very encouraging indeed, said Prakash Kashwan, a professor of political science who researches climate justice at the University of Connecticut. Big emitters like the US and EU should explicitly recognize the carbon debt they owe the rest of the world instead of using their domestic actions to cajole other countries. Lead from the front by delivering actual emission reductions.
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The 40 world leaders who met virtually for Biden s two-day summit are responsible for 80% of the yearly greenhouse gas emissions that are heating the planet and wreaking havoc in the form of worse droughts, cyclones, floods, heatwaves and wildfires. ....

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US pledges stronger climate action at Biden summit


US pledges stronger climate action at Biden summit
dw.com
2 hrs ago
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US President Joe Biden signing an executive order on climate change
US President Joe Biden promised on Thursday to halve his country s greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 from 2005 levels, kicking off a climate summit to pressure other polluters to bring their emissions in line with international agreements.
The US has dirtied the atmosphere with carbon dioxide more than any other economy and its citizens have some of the highest carbon footprints in the world today. Though the 50% target is not binding, it raises the US commitment to cutting emissions by about a third and could spur other governments to stop burning fossil fuels sooner. ....

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