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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Environment
Fiona Harvey Environment editor

FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Biden declares tougher 2035 emissions targets weeks before trump return - Caught on Camera

Four layers of highway traffic.
Cars on the freeway in Los Angeles earlier this month. Photograph: Mario Tama/Getty Images

Joe Biden has announced tougher targets on the US’s carbon dioxide emissions for the next decade, in a defiant final gesture intended as a “capstone” on his legacy on the climate.

With just weeks to go before Donald Trump enters the White House, the Biden administration is formally filing new plans under the Paris agreement – the global climate treaty from which Trump has vowed to withdraw.

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