President Biden is increasing the United States’ emissions reduction target for the next decade, but this green energy boost could be hampered by the new administration under President-elect Trump.
In 2021, Biden set a climate goal for the United States to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 50–52% from 2005 levels by 2030.
However, under the Paris Climate Agreement, which the United States is currently a party to, each country is required to submit its Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) contribution to reducing global emissions every five years.
In his last contribution to the Global Climate agreement As part of the NDC, Biden on Thursday set a new goal of reducing even more emissions over the next decade – but Trump suggested a possible withdrawal from the global climate agreement.
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President Biden has set a new climate target for the USA (Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
Biden’s new target, formally submitted to the United Nations Climate Change Secretariat, calls for a 61-66% reduction in emissions by 2035.
During his election campaign Trump told Politico said that when he takes office he would support withdrawing from the treaty, which could affect the new climate target.
The Paris Climate Agreement was concluded at the 2015 UN Climate Change Conference as a legally binding treaty between nearly 195 parties committed to international cooperation on climate change.
President-elect Trump has indicated he would be willing to withdraw the U.S. from the Paris climate accord when he begins his second term. (Rick Scooteri/AP Photo)
The USA initially joined the agreement former President Barack Obama in 2016, but was withdrawn under Trump in 2020.
If Trump decides to withdraw from the agreement, a second timeit could happen quicker than the first time.
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Trump also has the opportunity to present the contract to the Senate for advice and consent, which would require a two-thirds majority for the U.S. to rejoin the climate agreement – posing a potential hurdle for future governments seeking to rejoin the agreement.
