Biden pledges to cut U.S. greenhouse gases by more than 60% as he exits the world stage

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

60% : The proposal would require sustained changes across the economy, from power generation to transportation, buildings, agriculture and industry, including significant increases in renewable energy such as wind and solar power and steep cuts in emissions from fossil fuels such as oil and coal.
59% : "Trump spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said that in his first term, Trump "produced affordable, reliable energy for consumers along with stable, high-paying jobs for small businesses -- all while dropping U.S. carbon emissions to their lowest level in 25 years.
57% : The U.S. is making a formal submission of the new target, known as a Nationally Determined Contribution, to the United Nations under terms of the 2015 Paris climate agreement, Biden said Thursday.
49% : In his second term, President Trump will once again deliver clean air and water for American families while Making America Wealthy Again.
47% : "While carbon emissions dropped around the world in 2020, that was largely due to the economic shutdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
43% : Biden said the new goal -- which supersedes a previous plan to cut carbon emissions at least in half by 2030 -- keeps the United States on track to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions economy-wide by 2050.
37% : Trump is expected to withdraw the United States from the Paris climate accord, as he did during his first term, and will likely move to repeal parts of the landmark Inflation Reduction Act, especially subsidies that benefit electric vehicles and offshore wind.
32% : Trump has already promised to unleash a series of executive actions that will seek to undo most or all of Biden's climate agenda as the Republican president-elect pushes for "energy dominance" around the globe.
20% : Trump no longer dismisses climate change as a "hoax" but has pledged to dismantle what he calls Democrats' "green new scam" in favor of boosting production of fossil fuels such as oil, natural gas and coal, the main causes of climate change.

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