U.S. Climate Goal Falls Short of European Peers and Paris Target
President Joe Biden’s new commitment to cut U.S. emissions in half over the coming decade from 2005 levels, with an aim to zero out planet-warming gases in the next 30 Continue Reading
Biden Wants to Slash Emissions. Success Would Mean a Very Different America. – The New York Times
President Biden’s new pledge to slash America’s greenhouse gas emissions over the coming decade is long on ambition and short on specifics, but experts say that success would require rapid and sweeping Continue Reading
Biden’s climate summit zeroes in on technology to help fight global warming
U.S. President Joe Biden’s climate summit will turn to the issue of technology on Friday, featuring remarks from entrepreneurs Bill Gates and Michael Bloomberg, after Thursday’s Earth Day kickoff sought Continue Reading
Biden Wants to Slash Emissions. Success Would Mean a Very Different America.
President Biden’s new pledge to slash America’s greenhouse gas emissions over the coming decade is long on ambition and short on specifics, but experts say that success would require rapid Continue Reading
Biden’s Climate Credibility May Hinge on Whether He Makes Good on U.S. Financial Commitments to Developing Nations
President Joe Biden speaks in the Oval Office at the White House April 19, 2021 in Washington, D.C. Credit: Doug Mills-Pool/Getty Images For poor nations that contributed little to greenhouse Continue Reading
Climate Summit ‘Last Chance’ for Brazil to Show Leadership on Global Warming
President Joe Biden’s climate summit of 40 world leaders this week will be Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s “ last chance ” to restore Washington’s confidence in Brazil’s commitment to taking Continue Reading
At Biden’s Earth Day climate summit, some rare common ground with Putin
The stress points keep piling up between President Biden and Vladimir Putin. Biden agreed that the Russian president is a “killer,” the United States leveled more sanctions, diplomats have been expelled on both Continue Reading
Putin, Xi, Pope Join 40 Leaders at Biden’s Climate Summit
President Joe Biden is bringing together dozens of foreign leaders along with corporate executives, union heads and Pope Francis in a two-day virtual summit meant to invigorate the global fight Continue Reading
U.S. Rejects Australia’s Climate Strategy Ahead of Global Summit
The U.S. has called out Australia’s lack of climate ambition ahead of President Joe Biden’s summit of global leaders. “Our colleagues in Australia recognize that there’s going to have to be Continue Reading
US to propose emissions cut of up to 50% by end of decade
US President Joe Biden is set to announce the country’s steepest ever emissions cuts, as he hosts 40 world leaders on Thursday for a summit on climate change that will Continue Reading