In a surprise breakthrough on Thursday, President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping unveiled new targets for cutting the greenhouse gas emissions that cause global warming. At a joint news conference in Beijing, the two leaders laid out their respective commitments, which were broader than expected.
Obama said the new U.S. goal is to cut emissions by 26% to 28% by 2025, compared to 2005 levels. The U.S. is on course to most likely meet Obama's previous commitment from 2009, which is to reduce emissions by 17% compared to 2005 levels by 2020. The new goal therefore commits the U.S. to a much faster pace of emissions cuts than previously announced, and, if fulfilled, would keep the country on course to cut emissions by 80% relative to 2005 levels by 2050. Read more...
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