U.S. Climate Reversal Will See Biden Join World’s Green Momentum (1)

Nov. 9, 2020, 1:49 PM UTC

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President-elect Joe Biden plans to push for the most progressive climate policy the U.S. has ever had, aligning the world’s second-largest carbon emitter with a growing group of nations aggressively tackling global warming.

Biden has promised to rejoin the landmark Paris climate agreement on his first day in office, reversing the withdrawal orchestrated by President Donald Trump. He’s also called for the U.S. to have net-zero emissions by 2050, which would make it the last Group of Seven nation to set such a target.

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