Joe Biden could bring Paris climate goals 'within striking distance'

Biden's presidency could help reduce global heating by about 0.1C if plans fulfilled, say experts

The election of Joe Biden as president of the US could reduce global heating by about 0.1C, bringing the goals of the Paris agreement within striking distance", if his plans are fulfilled, according to a detailed analysis.

Biden's policy of a target to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2050, and plans for a $1.7tn investment in a green recovery from the Covid crisis, would reduce US emissions in the next 30 years by about 75 gigatonnes of carbon dioxide or its equivalents. Calculations by the Climate Action Tracker show that this reduction would be enough to avoid a temperature rise of about 0.1C by 2100.