US urged to cut 50% of emissions by 2030 to spur other countries to action

Biden administration is set to unveil a new greenhouse gas reduction target at a climate meeting on 22 April, Earth Day

The US needs to commit to slashing its planet-heating emissions by at least half by the end of the decade to address the climate crisis and spur other countries to greater action, a coalition of American environmental groups has urged.

Joe Biden's administration is set to unveil a new national emissions reduction target at a climate meeting it has convened with other major economic powers on Earth Day, 22 April, which it hopes will galvanize countries that are currently dangerously lagging in efforts to stave off disastrous climate change.