Joe Biden pledges to cut US emissions 50% by 2030 at Earth Day climate summit

President Biden pledges to cut US carbon emissions in half by the end of the decade. It’s the most ambitious climate protection target ever set in US history. Some 40 states are taking part in the two-day virtual climate summit that Biden is hosting.

26/04/2021

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