World is still waiting for US climate target on eve of Biden summit

0
159

WASHINGTON — The White House is still putting the finishing touches on its plan to cut U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, ahead of a summit this week with world leaders including Russia’s Vladimir Putin and China’s Xi Jinping.

President Joe Biden’s administration has been pressing other countries to make ambitious targets to reduce their emissions but has yet to unveil its own plan. Before the summit begins on Thursday, the White House is expected to announce a target to cut emissions roughly 50% by 2030 compared with 2005 levels.

“Still a lot of time left before the summit starts,” an administration official told reporters early on Wednesday when pressed about the target…

Keep on reading: World is still waiting for US climate target on eve of Biden summit