Biden’s Pledge to Slash Emissions Would Require Big U.S. Changes

In the Wall Street Journal, RFF President Richard G. Newell shares his observations on the Biden administration's new US climate goals.

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Date

April 23, 2021

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Wall Street Journal

“This is a real sea change in the degree of ambition by the U.S. government; it is pretty monumental,” said Richard Newell, president and chief executive of Resources for the Future, a nonpartisan think tank. “This is technically feasible but a substantial acceleration of existing trends.”

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