"spoiler" emissions reduction target ahead of Biden climate summit US emissions will be halved by 2030

Ahead of the US-hosted global leaders' climate summit, the Biden administration issued a declaration on the White House website on Thursday promising that US greenhouse gas emissions would be reduced by 50 per cent by 2030 compared with 2005. 52%.

In contrast, former US President Barack Obama promised to reduce US emissions by 26 per cent in 2025 compared with 2005, and the US has not yet achieved half of that target. Britain and the European Union have earlier pledged to cut emissions by 68 per cent and 55 per cent respectively by 2030.

It is worth noting that Biden's declaration is not surprising. Hundreds of executives from environmental groups and large companies have already made similar requests, and Biden will formally announce the goal at the climate summit.

The U.S.-hosted global leaders' climate summit will be held by video from April 22 to 23, and the meeting will begin at 8: 00 a.m. local time on April 22 (20:00 in Beijing on April 22). According to information posted on the White House website, the United States has issued an invitation to the leaders of 40 countries, which will be attended by China, India and other major countries.

To be carbon neutral by 2050, the US must control 57 per cent of its emissions by 63 per cent over the next decade, according to (Climate Action Tracker), an independent climate action tracking group.

Earlier, Biden had proposed a more than $2 trillion infrastructure plan to help transition from fossil fuels to clean energy while creating green jobs. If the plan is passed, it will be one of the largest emission reduction plans in the history of the United States.