Biden to pledge halving greenhouse gases by 2030, sources say
3 years, 8 months ago

Biden to pledge halving greenhouse gases by 2030, sources say

LA Times  

President Biden’s target of a 50% reduction in U.S. greenhouse emissions would nearly double the nation’s previous commitment President Biden will pledge to cut U.S. greenhouse gas emissions at least in half by 2030 as he convenes a virtual climate summit with 40 world leaders, according to three people with knowledge of the White House plans. The 50% target would nearly double the nation’s previous commitment and help the Biden administration prod other countries for ambitious emissions cuts as well. Scientists, environmental groups and even business leaders had called on Biden to set a target that would cut U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by at least 50% below 2005 levels by 2030. “We can and should fight to pass legislation and deploy funding that will allow us to exceed that target.” Sen. John Barrasso, the top Republican on the Senate Energy Committee, said Biden’s pledge would set “punishing targets” for the U.S. even as adversaries such as China and Russia “continue to increase emissions at will.

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Biden, on his way out, sets ‘ambitious’ climate goal: Cut US greenhouse gas emissions by over 60%
4 days, 8 hours ago

Biden, on his way out, sets ‘ambitious’ climate goal: Cut US greenhouse gas emissions by over 60%

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is pledging to cut U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by more than 60% by 2035 as he fights to ensure his legacy on slowing global warming, even as President-elect Donald Trump vows to undo much of Biden’s climate work when he takes office next month. “And I believe that with this new 2035 target as their …

Biden set an ambitious new climate goal. Will it still matter under Trump?
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4 days, 19 hours ago

Biden set an ambitious new climate goal. Will it still matter under Trump?

NPR  

Biden set an ambitious new climate goal. Sponsor Message "I'm proud that my Administration is carrying out the boldest climate agenda in American history," Biden said in a White House video accompanying the announcement. The President continued to frame his administration's climate objectives as economic opportunity for the nation, highlighting jobs created by building offshore wind energy projects and by …

Biden ramps up US climate target ahead of Trump takeover
4 days, 19 hours ago

Biden ramps up US climate target ahead of Trump takeover

Politico  

Instead, the target will likely be jettisoned after Trump takes office, reflecting his promises to expand fossil fuel production and dismantle Biden’s climate agenda. “President Biden’s new 2035 climate goal is both a reflection of what we’ve already accomplished … and what we believe the United States can and should achieve in the future,” said John Podesta, senior White House …

The world is “miles short” of its target to limit climate change, UN reports
1 month, 3 weeks ago

The world is “miles short” of its target to limit climate change, UN reports

Salon  

For the world to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, the 200 countries who signed the Paris climate agreement must hit a target of 43% reduction by 2030. Yet according to a recent report by the United Nations agency tasked with tackling global warming, the planet is currently on track to just hit a measly 2.6% reduction in carbon emissions. …

Top climate negotiators urge tougher targets, but outsiders say they aren’t cutting back themselves
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Top climate negotiators urge tougher targets, but outsiders say they aren’t cutting back themselves

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — A trio of leaders of international climate negotiations on Thursday urged colleagues to step up efforts to fight global warming, but outside groups and endangered nations told those leaders to look in the mirror, take their own advice — and stop pumping out fossil fuels. The world’s current targets are pointing to 2.7 degrees Celsius of warming …

New NT gas projects could raise emissions up to 150 per cent, newly-obtained report reveals
4 months, 1 week ago

New NT gas projects could raise emissions up to 150 per cent, newly-obtained report reveals

ABC  

A government-commissioned report has called into question assurances by both sides of Northern Territory politics that they can expand the NT's gas industry while ensuring targets of net zero emissions by 2050 are met. It said even with no new projects, an increasing amount of greenhouse gas coming from Darwin's two existing gas plants was expected to increase the NT's …

Peter Dutton says Coalition will not set 2030 climate target before next election
6 months, 1 week ago

Peter Dutton says Coalition will not set 2030 climate target before next election

ABC  

In short: Opposition Leader Peter Dutton says the Coalition will not set a 2030 climate target before the next election. Opposition Leader Peter Dutton says the Coalition will not set a 2030 climate target before the next election. Mr Dutton said the Coalition remained committed to the longer-term target of net zero emissions by 2050, arguing the Coalition was "the …

Coalition to dump Australia's 2030 climate target, arguing 43 per cent emissions reduction is unachievable
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Coalition to dump Australia's 2030 climate target, arguing 43 per cent emissions reduction is unachievable

ABC  

In short: The Coalition says Labor will fail to meet the Paris Agreement emissions reductions target but will damage Australian industry in trying. The Coalition says Labor will fail to meet the Paris Agreement emissions reductions target but will damage Australian industry in trying. CSIRO finds nuclear would cost twice as much as renewables Photo shows Nuclear power station chimneys …

Raising the bar
9 months ago

Raising the bar

China Daily  

WANG XIAOYING/CHINA DAILY COP29 is due to be held in late 2024 in Baku, Azerbaijan, and countries are setting new climate targets. It released its "Communication on Europe's 2040 climate target and path to climate neutrality by 2050", in which it proposes reducing the net greenhouse gas emissions by 90 percent by 2040 relative to 1990 as the EU's mid-term …

Raising the bar
9 months ago

Raising the bar

China Daily  

WANG XIAOYING/CHINA DAILY COP29 is due to be held in late 2024 in Baku, Azerbaijan, and countries are setting new climate targets. It released its "Communication on Europe's 2040 climate target and path to climate neutrality by 2050", in which it proposes reducing the net greenhouse gas emissions by 90 percent by 2040 relative to 1990 as the EU's mid-term …

President Joe Biden plans to skip U.N. climate talks beginning this week in Dubai
1 year ago

President Joe Biden plans to skip U.N. climate talks beginning this week in Dubai

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden plans to skip the annual climate talks in Dubai this week, an event that is expected to draw heads of state and diplomats from roughly 200 nations and the Vatican. The White House said it was sending a climate team, including Special Envoy John Kerry, climate adviser Ali Zaidi and clean energy adviser John Podesta. …

Countries asked to slash cooling emissions by 68% by 2050
1 year, 2 months ago

Countries asked to slash cooling emissions by 68% by 2050

The Hindu  

With climate warming leading to more air conditioning use worldwide, dozens of countries including China, India and the United States are being asked to commit to a global pledge that would require at least a 68% reduction in cooling-related emissions by 2050, sources told Reuters. The pledge, which would mark the world's first collective focus on energy emissions from the …

‘Much more needed’ to achieve Paris climate goals: UN report
1 year, 3 months ago

‘Much more needed’ to achieve Paris climate goals: UN report

Al Jazeera  

UN says world is not on track to meet the long-term goals of the Paris Agreement, including capping global warming at 1.5 degrees Celsius. “Yet the world is not on track to meet the long-term goals of the Paris Agreement.” According to the report, there was a “rapidly narrowing window” to implement existing commitments to limit global warming to 1.5 …

Climate talks chief, who also heads oil company, says world must ‘attack all emissions, everywhere’
1 year, 5 months ago

Climate talks chief, who also heads oil company, says world must ‘attack all emissions, everywhere’

Associated Press  

BERLIN — The head of this year’s United Nations climate talks called Thursday for governments and businesses to tackle global warming by reducing greenhouse gas emissions in all regions and sectors if they want to stop the planet from passing a key temperature limit agreed on more than seven years ago. “We need to attack all emissions, everywhere: one, two …

EU told to slash greenhouse gas emissions 90-95% by 2040
1 year, 6 months ago

EU told to slash greenhouse gas emissions 90-95% by 2040

India Today  

The European Union should commit to slash its net greenhouse gas emissions by as much as 95% by 2040, official advisers said on Thursday, as Brussels prepares a new goal to curb Europe's contribution to climate change. The European Commission is drafting what would be the EU's first legally binding emissions-cutting target for 2040, aimed at guiding the world's third-biggest …

COP 27 summit | Biden calls for commitment to climate targets against backdrop of Ukraine war
2 years, 1 month ago

COP 27 summit | Biden calls for commitment to climate targets against backdrop of Ukraine war

The Hindu  

U.S. President Joe Biden told the COP27 summit on Friday that the world needs to “step up” to cut carbon emissions in the hope of bringing global warming under control. Countries that are in a position to help should be supporting developing countries so they can make decisive climate decisions—facilitating their energy transitions, building a path to prosperity compatible with …

Here's how far behind the world is on reining in climate change
2 years, 1 month ago

Here's how far behind the world is on reining in climate change

NPR  

Here's how far behind the world is on reining in climate change Enlarge this image toggle caption Olivia Zhang/AP Olivia Zhang/AP World leaders will begin climate talks in Egypt in a little over a week, and tensions are expected to run high in the negotiations to reduce heat-trapping emissions. Sponsor Message At last year's climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland, world …

Climate pledges still 'nowhere near' enough for 1.5°C, says UN
2 years, 1 month ago

Climate pledges still 'nowhere near' enough for 1.5°C, says UN

The Hindu  

International climate pledges remain far off track to limit temperature rises to 1.5°C, according to a UN report released on Wednesday, less than two weeks ahead of high-stakes negotiations to tackle global warming. "We are still nowhere near the scale and pace of emission reductions required to put us on track toward a 1.5°C world," Simon Stiell, Executive Secretary of …

UN says countries’ climate plans ‘nowhere near’ 1.5C goal
2 years, 1 month ago

UN says countries’ climate plans ‘nowhere near’ 1.5C goal

Al Jazeera  

Head of UN Climate Change says governments need to strengthen their climate plans and implement them in the next eight years. A new report by the United Nations has warned that the climate plans from governments worldwide remain insufficient to limit rising temperatures to 1.5 degrees Celsius as set out in the 2015 Paris Agreement. “We are still nowhere near …

Rich countries fail to strengthen climate plans ahead of UN deadline
2 years, 2 months ago

Rich countries fail to strengthen climate plans ahead of UN deadline

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Australia was one of the G20 countries that significantly upped its ambition, submitting a new target of reducing greenhouse …

Biden unveils steps on climate, but no ’emergency’ designation
2 years, 5 months ago

Biden unveils steps on climate, but no ’emergency’ designation

Al Jazeera  

The executive action is expected to include new initiatives to bolster the offshore wind industry in the United States. United States President Joe Biden said climate change is a “clear and present danger” while announcing new executive action that addressed some concerns among his own Democratic Party on the issue, but stopped short of declaring a federal emergency. An emergency …

There's only a 10% chance of limiting global warming to 2.7°F, study says
2 years, 8 months ago

There's only a 10% chance of limiting global warming to 2.7°F, study says

Daily Mail  

There is at most a 10 per cent chance of limiting global warming to 2.7°F unless 'substantially' more is done to hit net-zero pledges this decade, a study says. However, the more ambitious goal of the Paris Agreement – to keep warming to 2.7°F or below – has only a 6-10 per cent chance of being achieved, they say. So …

World must halve emissions by 2030: IPCC
2 years, 8 months ago

World must halve emissions by 2030: IPCC

The Hindu  

In the final part of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's sixth assessment on the state of global warming — themed on climate mitigation — the message is clear: The window for keeping heating below 1.5 degrees Celsius, and limiting catastrophic climate impacts, including worsening wildfires and flooding, has become very small. "This latest IPCC report puts policymakers on notice, …

UN warns Earth ‘firmly on track toward an unlivable world’
2 years, 8 months ago

UN warns Earth ‘firmly on track toward an unlivable world’

Associated Press  

BERLIN — Temperatures on Earth will shoot past a key danger point unless greenhouse gas emissions fall faster than countries have committed, the world’s top body of climate scientists said Monday, warning of the consequences of inaction but also noting hopeful signs of progress. In other words, the report’s co-chair, James Skea of Imperial College London, told The Associated Press: …

Months after pledge, India yet to submit emissions targets
2 years, 9 months ago

Months after pledge, India yet to submit emissions targets

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — Four months after India announced its “net-zero” target at the United Nations climate conference in Glasgow, the country has yet to submit its targets for cutting greenhouse emissions, underscoring the difficulty of overhauling energy policy amid a growing population. “We don’t have time anymore” to wait for all countries to start reducing emissions, said New Climate Institute …

As spending bill stalls, Biden climate goals remain elusive
2 years, 11 months ago

As spending bill stalls, Biden climate goals remain elusive

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden faces a steep path to achieve his ambitious goal of slashing planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030, amid legislative gridlock that has stalled a $2 trillion package of social and environmental initiatives. “It just makes the task ahead a bit more challenging.’' Larsen is co-author of a Rhodium Group study last fall that …

Editorial: Go narrow and deep. The three things the U.S. must accomplish in 2022
2 years, 11 months ago

Editorial: Go narrow and deep. The three things the U.S. must accomplish in 2022

LA Times  

Our nation has waffled on climate change or introduced only minor changes. Rising sea levels threaten populations in low-lying coastal areas across the world — it’s already felt in Africa, according to a Nigerian climate report — and large-scale resettlement of those people would almost certainly lead to widespread famine and political destabilization. It contains $555 billion to incentivize renewable …

China and US announce deal to boost cooperation on climate change
3 years, 1 month ago

China and US announce deal to boost cooperation on climate change

Al Jazeera  

China and the United States, the world’s two largest emitters of carbon dioxide, unveiled a deal to ramp up cooperation tackling climate change, including by reducing methane emissions, protecting forests and phasing out coal. In a joint statement announced at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, the countries said they had reached an agreement to redouble efforts to …

World heading for 2.4C of warming after latest climate pledges, say analysts
3 years, 1 month ago

World heading for 2.4C of warming after latest climate pledges, say analysts

Live Mint  

New national pledges to tackle climate change this decade would lead to around 2.4 degrees Celsius of global warming this century, far above safe levels, analysts predict. Climate Action Tracker said on Tuesday that the promises by countries attending the U.N. summit in Glasgow to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 would still allow the Earth to heat up far …

U.S. President Joe Biden climate plan aims to reduce methane emissions
3 years, 1 month ago

U.S. President Joe Biden climate plan aims to reduce methane emissions

The Hindu  

The Biden administration is launching a wide-ranging plan to reduce methane emissions, targetting a potent greenhouse gas that contributes significantly to global warming and packs a stronger short-term punch than even carbon dioxide. The centerpiece of U.S. actions is a long-awaited rule by the Environmental Protection Agency to tighten methane regulations for the oil and gas sector, as laid out …

Dozens of nations back pledge to slash methane emissions at COP26
3 years, 1 month ago

Dozens of nations back pledge to slash methane emissions at COP26

Al Jazeera  

More than 80 countries join US and EU in pledging to cut methane emissions by at least 30 percent this decade. “Today global methane emissions grow faster than at any time in the past,” she said adding that reducing methane is one of the most effective ways to reduce near-term warming and keep the Paris goal of 1.5 degrees Celsius …

New climate pledges are weak, but it is not too late to catch up
3 years, 1 month ago

New climate pledges are weak, but it is not too late to catch up

Al Jazeera  

Climate change is no longer a future problem. To have any chance of limiting global warming to 1.5°C, we have eight years to take an additional 28 gigatonnes of CO2 equivalent off annual emissions, over and above what is promised in the updated NDCs and other 2030 commitments. A total of 49 countries plus the European Union have pledged a …

Paris Agreement: What is the importance of the global climate deal?
3 years, 1 month ago

Paris Agreement: What is the importance of the global climate deal?

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy On 12 December, 2015, for the first time in history, the world united behind a …

What are Joe Biden’s plans to fight climate change?
3 years, 1 month ago

What are Joe Biden’s plans to fight climate change?

The Independent  

What is his plan to tackle climate change? Mr Biden has sweeping plans for a nationwide mobilisation to reduce emissions, build and retrofit infrastructure, create new jobs and advance social justice. It’s a plan that evolved during the campaign to take into account the view of progressives, like senator Bernie Sanders and congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, that Mr Biden needed to …

Editorial: Glasgow is the moment to go big on climate change. But Biden is stymied by Congress
3 years, 1 month ago

Editorial: Glasgow is the moment to go big on climate change. But Biden is stymied by Congress

LA Times  

Over the summer, as the world reeled from record-breaking heat waves, flooding and wildfires, the United Nations issued a climate change report that connected the dots with terrifying clarity. As of now, the Biden administration is going to Scotland with a weak plan that mostly relies on incentives to encourage emissions reductions but without the mandates or penalties to ensure …

Planet on track for catastrophic 2.7 degrees Celsius rise by 2100: UN report
3 years, 1 month ago

Planet on track for catastrophic 2.7 degrees Celsius rise by 2100: UN report

India Today  

Days ahead of the Conference of Parties Summit in Glasgow, a new report from the United Nations hints that the current commitments to cut down on greenhouse gas emissions are not enough and put the planet on track for an average 2.7 degrees Celsius temperature rise this century. 16% RISE IN GREENHOUSE EMISSIONS BY 2030 The annual "emissions gap" report …

Cutting climate programs may be harder than other things as Biden trims his bill
3 years, 2 months ago

Cutting climate programs may be harder than other things as Biden trims his bill

NPR  

Cutting climate programs may be harder than other things as Biden trims his bill Enlarge this image toggle caption Spencer Platt/Getty Images Spencer Platt/Getty Images As moderate and progressive Democrats negotiate where to cut down a broad $3.5 trillion bill containing most of President Biden's domestic priorities, he is talking more and more about incremental progress. Biden almost certainly needs …

US, China, India, Europe Need to Do Maximum to Reduce Greenhouse Emissions Without Waiting for Others: UN
3 years, 3 months ago

US, China, India, Europe Need to Do Maximum to Reduce Greenhouse Emissions Without Waiting for Others: UN

News 18  

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Monday asserted that both developing and developed nations must do their job to reach the goal of net zero emissions by 2050, expressing hope that countries such as the US, China, India, Europe will understand they need to do the maximum without waiting for what the others are doing. To limit temperature rise to …

‘A huge cause for concern’: Countries’ latest climate pledges not enough to meet Paris goals, says UN
3 years, 3 months ago

‘A huge cause for concern’: Countries’ latest climate pledges not enough to meet Paris goals, says UN

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The review finds that countries’ current climate commitments would see global greenhouse gas emissions increase by 16 per cent …

COP26 offers a chance to revise zero-emission targets
3 years, 5 months ago

COP26 offers a chance to revise zero-emission targets

Live Mint  

The United Kingdom will be hosting the 26th Conference of Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in early November, 2021. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is the organization that provides regular assessments of the scientific basis of climate change, its impacts, future risks and options for adaptation and mitigation. The Special Report concludes that limiting …

Climate change: European Union enshrines net zero and emissions targets into law
3 years, 5 months ago

Climate change: European Union enshrines net zero and emissions targets into law

CNN  

CNN — The European Council adopted a climate change law Monday that legally obliges its 27 nations to collectively slash greenhouse emissions by 55% by 2030 – from 1990 levels – and to become a net-zero-emissions economy by 2050. The European Union and several other nations increased pledges to cut greenhouse gases and reach carbon neutrality at a virtual climate …

Current climate targets are not good enough to stop global warming
3 years, 7 months ago

Current climate targets are not good enough to stop global warming

Live Mint  

Two weeks since US president Joe Biden announced an ambitious climate goal for the US, analysts are taking stock of climate pledges made by the world’s richest economies. The CAT, which is run by the Germany-based climate research and policy organisations Climate Analytics and NewClimate Institute, tracks the climate pledges and policies of 36 countries and the EU that together …

Germany aims for net zero emissions by 2045, 5 years earlier
3 years, 7 months ago

Germany aims for net zero emissions by 2045, 5 years earlier

Associated Press  

BERLIN — German officials proposed Wednesday that the country could bring forward the date for reducing its greenhouse gas emissions to “net zero” to 2045, after Germany’s top court ruled that existing plans place too much of the burden for curbing climate change on young people. The proposed targets so far include few details on how the emission cuts would …

Researchers: Climate pledges see world closing on Paris goal
3 years, 7 months ago

Researchers: Climate pledges see world closing on Paris goal

Associated Press  

BERLIN — Recent pledges by the United States and other nations could help cap global warming at 2 degrees Celsius by the end of the century, but only if efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions to “net zero” by 2050 succeed, scientists said Tuesday. But if 131 countries that make up almost three-quarters of global emissions actually meet their pledged …

New pledges by U.S., others put Paris climate accord goals in closer reach, scientists say
3 years, 7 months ago

New pledges by U.S., others put Paris climate accord goals in closer reach, scientists say

LA Times  

Recent pledges by the United States and other nations could help cap global warming at 2 degrees Celsius by the end of the century, but only if efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions to “net zero” by 2050 succeed, scientists said Tuesday. If 131 countries that account for almost three-quarters of global emissions also meet their pledged or discussed “net …

US White House backs aggressive power grid emissions cuts: Report
3 years, 7 months ago

US White House backs aggressive power grid emissions cuts: Report

Al Jazeera  

Requiring power utilities to reduce use of coal and natural gas is a key part of US President Biden’s climate plan. The White House hopes to capitalise on growing support from United States utilities, unions and green groups for a national clean energy mandate by backing efforts to require the US power grid to get 80 percent of its power …

Why the new US carbon emissions target isn’t good enough
3 years, 7 months ago

Why the new US carbon emissions target isn’t good enough

Live Mint  

On 22 April, US president Joe Biden did what everyone expected him to do: announce a relatively ambitious climate goal for 2030. First, it signals a complete policy volte-face from the previous Donald Trump administration’s climate denial and, second, this updates the previous emissions target set under the Barack Obama administration. Although the specifics are yet to be announced, the …

United States President Joe Biden launches global climate summit by pledging to cut US emissions in half by 2030
3 years, 8 months ago

United States President Joe Biden launches global climate summit by pledging to cut US emissions in half by 2030

ABC  

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 …

How Biden’s new U.S. climate target compares with those of California and world
3 years, 8 months ago

How Biden’s new U.S. climate target compares with those of California and world

LA Times  

California has looked to renewable energy, including from wind farms such as this one in the Tehachapi Mountains, to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. In comparison, “California’s target of 40% below 1990 levels translates into about 47% below 2005 levels by 2030,” said Kate Larsen, who authored the Rhodium Group analysis. He said Biden’s proposed nationwide target “is somewhat more ambitious …

April 22, 2021 Biden climate change summit news
3 years, 8 months ago

April 22, 2021 Biden climate change summit news

CNN  

President Biden will commit the United States to reducing its greenhouse gas emissions by as much as 52% as he convenes world leaders for a climate summit on Thursday. What the President will not unveil, at least right now, is a specific road map for how the United States will reach those targets, which are being described as “economy-wide.” Officials …

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