Biden Holds Earth Day Climate Summit Announces Emission Goals

On April 22nd, Earth Day, President Joe Biden held a White House World Leaders Summit on Climate meeting in which he announced specific greenhouse gas emission reduction goals for the United States. According to President Biden, the new target for the United States to achieve is a 50-52 percent reduction from 2005 levels in economy-wide net greenhouse gas pollution by 2030. Forty heads of state participated in the summit.

More below:

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/04/22/fact-sheet-president-biden-sets-2030-greenhouse-gas-pollution-reduction-target-aimed-at-creating-good-paying-union-jobs-and-securing-u-s-leadership-on-clean-energy-technologies/

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/04/21/readout-of-the-third-national-climate-task-force-meeting/

https://www.wsj.com/articles/biden-to-urge-climate-action-at-world-leaders-summit-11619085614

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ur4hLht0SmU

https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-technology-bill-gates-climate-climate-change-5fa46b576accea6da026d8e31b8117e0

https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/bidens-climate-summit-zeroes-technology-help-fight-global-warming-2021-04-23/