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Apr 22, 2021

What would it take to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 50%?

That’s what President Joe Biden is pledging the U.S. will do by the end of the decade. The announcement is part of a virtual climate summit that started today. Plus, after the murder of George Floyd, the University of Miami pledged to support research and academic projects aimed at dismantling racism. That’s led to a program in Native American and Indigenous studies.

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Biden is pledging to cut U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by at least 50% by the year 2030, using a 2005 baseline.
Biden is pledging to cut U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by at least 50% by the year 2030, using a 2005 baseline.
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