The US has vowed to cut its carbon emissions in half by the end of this decade, as President Joe Biden promised the new targets would help create jobs and maintain American competitiveness.
Canada, Japan and South Korea also made new climate commitments at Biden’s two-day virtual environmental summit, which involved 40 world leaders including China’s President Xi Jinping, as the US sought to persuade more countries to cut emissions.
Xi pledged to “phase down” coal consumption in the five years from 2025, the first time the Chinese leader has vowed to reduce coal consumption.
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