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

Biden declares tougher 2035 emissions targets weeks before Trump return

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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