At Earth Day Summit, Biden Commits United States to Ambitious Goal of Cutting Emissions by Half by 2030 as the European Union Agrees to Climate Neutrality by 2050
By EsqSocial Corporation 28/04/21
Over April 22nd and 23rd, the Biden administration hosted 40 world leaders in a climate summit coinciding with Earth Day. The leaders announced a variety of pledges and ambitions relating to curbing greenhouse gas emissions and other climate matters. President Biden announced that the United States would cut emissions between 50 and 52 percent below 2005 levels by 2030. The day before the leaders' summit, the European Union (EU) announced a political agreement on the European Climate Law, which...
By: White & Case LLP