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United States President Joe Biden launches global climate summit by pledging to cut US emissions in half by 2030
US President Joe Biden has pledged to slash US greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030, amid an American-brokered Earth Day summit featuring leaders from 40 countries across the globe.
Key points:
- The world has agreed to keep emissions from rising by more than 1.5 degrees Celsius by the year 2100
- To achieve that, many of the world’s biggest polluters need to drastically cut emissions
- Mr Biden’s announcement has sought to re-establish US leadership on climate action
The United States, the world’s second-leading emitter after China, seeks to reclaim global leadership in the fight against global warming after former President Donald Trump diminished US credibility in this policy area throughout his term.
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