Post by account_disabled on Mar 5, 2024 4:48:41 GMT
After a resounding victory, the new president of the United States Joe Biden declared through his website :
«We have won with the largest number of votes cast for a presidential candidacy in the history of this nation: 74 million. I feel honored by the trust you have placed in me. I promise to be a president who does not seek to divide, but to unify. "Who does not see the states as red or blue, but as one United States."
This emotional message is no wonder, since Biden's arrival to power represents the hope of thousands of people not only in the United States, but in the rest of the world. And even more so after a year as chaotic as 2020 was and not only because of the health crisis.
2020 may have been the year the climate crisis became more obvious than ever:
By January, fires in Australia that began in late 2019 had devastated an area larger than Ireland.
In April, the Great Barrier Reef reported the most widespread coral bleaching event on record.
In July, up to a third of Bangladesh was flooded, displacing millions of people.
In August, record fires in California turned the sky temporarily dark orange, then made it unsafe to breathe outside for weeks.
In November, after a record number of storms in the Atlantic, typhoons in the Pacific flooded Vietnam and damaged hundreds of thousands of homes in the Philippines.
In the United States, there were a record number of billion-dollar disasters during the year.
And in addition to this, when Joe Biden takes Chile Mobile Number List office, CO2 levels in the atmosphere will be higher than ever in human history. The challenge will be much more difficult to solve than if the government had acted sooner. However, it is still possible for the US to take a path that will make it possible for the country to eventually meet the goals of the Paris climate agreement and prevent the climate impacts that are already occurring from getting much worse.
According to experts, Biden should start with these issues:
1. Rejoin the Paris Agreement
Trump's withdrawal from the Paris Agreement took three years and formally occurred just one day after the presidential election. This act would represent possible harm not only to the United States, but to the rest of the world. However, after Biden sent a letter to the United Nations saying that he sought to rejoin, the United States has the opportunity to be part of the agreement in just 30 days.
The agreement aims to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, and countries must set targets to reduce emissions in line with that goal.
The new administration needs to put something ambitious and credible on the table for us to have value on the international stage.
Rachel Cleetus, policy director of the nonprofit's climate and energy program.
2. Establish a commitment to emissions by 2030
During his campaign, Biden said he wanted to make electricity carbon-free by 2035 and get the overall U.S. economy to zero, meaning emissions would be offset by absorbing carbon through trees or other carbon captures, by 2050.
Countries from the United Kingdom to South Korea already have net zero goals for 2050, however, getting there requires interim goals to stay on track:
2050 is the absolute end of the timeline we have. Accelerating the deadlines well before that is essential to reach said year.
Sara Baldwin, director of electrification policy at the nonprofit Energy Innovation.
Globally, climate science suggests emissions must fall by around 45% by 2030 compared to 2005 levels to be on track for the Paris Agreement.
The United States has a responsibility to move faster because it is responsible for the majority of emissions over time and should aim for at least a 50% reduction.
3. Remedy Trump's actions
Trump attempted to weaken more than 100 environmental regulations, including key rules that limit pollution from cars and power plants. Biden can use executive orders to reimplement regulations and strengthen them.
There's a big mess to clean up. There are many rules and regulations that have been undone, marginalized or diluted that need to be reinstated and strengthened.
Sara Baldwin, director of electrification policy at the nonprofit Energy Innovation.
One rule Trump eliminated, for example, reduced emissions from methane leaks in oil and gas production, a critical source of pollution that can be easily curbed.
4. Make recovery green
A broad stimulus package can create jobs and rebuild the economy while addressing climate change with investments in things like modernizing the electric grid and making buildings more efficient to save energy.
«We have won with the largest number of votes cast for a presidential candidacy in the history of this nation: 74 million. I feel honored by the trust you have placed in me. I promise to be a president who does not seek to divide, but to unify. "Who does not see the states as red or blue, but as one United States."
This emotional message is no wonder, since Biden's arrival to power represents the hope of thousands of people not only in the United States, but in the rest of the world. And even more so after a year as chaotic as 2020 was and not only because of the health crisis.
2020 may have been the year the climate crisis became more obvious than ever:
By January, fires in Australia that began in late 2019 had devastated an area larger than Ireland.
In April, the Great Barrier Reef reported the most widespread coral bleaching event on record.
In July, up to a third of Bangladesh was flooded, displacing millions of people.
In August, record fires in California turned the sky temporarily dark orange, then made it unsafe to breathe outside for weeks.
In November, after a record number of storms in the Atlantic, typhoons in the Pacific flooded Vietnam and damaged hundreds of thousands of homes in the Philippines.
In the United States, there were a record number of billion-dollar disasters during the year.
And in addition to this, when Joe Biden takes Chile Mobile Number List office, CO2 levels in the atmosphere will be higher than ever in human history. The challenge will be much more difficult to solve than if the government had acted sooner. However, it is still possible for the US to take a path that will make it possible for the country to eventually meet the goals of the Paris climate agreement and prevent the climate impacts that are already occurring from getting much worse.
According to experts, Biden should start with these issues:
1. Rejoin the Paris Agreement
Trump's withdrawal from the Paris Agreement took three years and formally occurred just one day after the presidential election. This act would represent possible harm not only to the United States, but to the rest of the world. However, after Biden sent a letter to the United Nations saying that he sought to rejoin, the United States has the opportunity to be part of the agreement in just 30 days.
The agreement aims to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, and countries must set targets to reduce emissions in line with that goal.
The new administration needs to put something ambitious and credible on the table for us to have value on the international stage.
Rachel Cleetus, policy director of the nonprofit's climate and energy program.
2. Establish a commitment to emissions by 2030
During his campaign, Biden said he wanted to make electricity carbon-free by 2035 and get the overall U.S. economy to zero, meaning emissions would be offset by absorbing carbon through trees or other carbon captures, by 2050.
Countries from the United Kingdom to South Korea already have net zero goals for 2050, however, getting there requires interim goals to stay on track:
2050 is the absolute end of the timeline we have. Accelerating the deadlines well before that is essential to reach said year.
Sara Baldwin, director of electrification policy at the nonprofit Energy Innovation.
Globally, climate science suggests emissions must fall by around 45% by 2030 compared to 2005 levels to be on track for the Paris Agreement.
The United States has a responsibility to move faster because it is responsible for the majority of emissions over time and should aim for at least a 50% reduction.
3. Remedy Trump's actions
Trump attempted to weaken more than 100 environmental regulations, including key rules that limit pollution from cars and power plants. Biden can use executive orders to reimplement regulations and strengthen them.
There's a big mess to clean up. There are many rules and regulations that have been undone, marginalized or diluted that need to be reinstated and strengthened.
Sara Baldwin, director of electrification policy at the nonprofit Energy Innovation.
One rule Trump eliminated, for example, reduced emissions from methane leaks in oil and gas production, a critical source of pollution that can be easily curbed.
4. Make recovery green
A broad stimulus package can create jobs and rebuild the economy while addressing climate change with investments in things like modernizing the electric grid and making buildings more efficient to save energy.