Carbon pollution down nearly 2% in US – but not enough to meet Biden’s goal

Decline a step in the right direction' but far below rate needed to meet pledge to cut emissions in half by 2030, report finds

Climate-altering pollution from greenhouse gases declined by nearly 2% in the United States in 2023, though not fast enough to meet Joe Biden's targets, a new report finds.

The decline, while a step in the right direction'', is far below the rate needed to meet the president's pledge to cut US emissions in half by 2030 compared to 2005 levels, said a report on Wednesday from the Rhodium Group, an independent research firm.