
World Apr 28, 2022
Biden’s climate ambitions are all but dead
Political allies are now acknowledging what scientists have confirmed: There’s virtually no viable path to slashing U.S. emissions in line with Biden’s 2030 target
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Political allies are now acknowledging what scientists have confirmed: There’s virtually no viable path to slashing U.S. emissions in line with Biden’s 2030 target
There are also signs the next two COPs risk being co-opted by oil interests because of the close relationship between Saudi Arabia and the host countries.
If the strategy works, Biden may help stave off both a recession and crushing defeats for his party in midterm elections.
The investigation threatens to upend the U.S. solar sector, which depends heavily on Asian panels.
The U.S. says the infrastructure needed under a plan to boost natural gas shipments to Europe will be built so that it can be converted later to distribute climate-friendly hydrogen.
The move will help U.S. President Joe Biden fulfill his Paris Agreement pledge to at least halve the nation's greenhouse gas releases by the end of the decade.
The spending plan is being closely watched as a signal of the commitment of wealthy nations whose greenhouse gas emissions are most responsible for fueling climate change.
U.S. and European officials pushing for tougher climate action are worried the energy crunch that’s snarling the global economy could also undermine crucial United Nations talks next month.
Curbing methane — blamed by scientists for more than a quarter of the global warming happening today — has acquired new urgency.
Multiple companies have had solar components detained at U.S. ports in the aftermath of a Biden administration ban on equipment using raw materials originally from Hoshine Silicon Industry.