With just a month left in office, President Biden
is taking new steps to curb climate change. I'm
proud to announce an ambitious new goal to cut greenhouse
gas emissions by more than 60% by 2035. The
US formally submitted the new emissions target as part of
the Paris climate agreement. Joanna Slaney with the Environmental
Defense Fund agrees that a 60% cut is ambitious,
but she calls. It achievable too. I think
this is the level of ambition we need, and
she says everyone benefits from green goals. Recent federal
investments and policies are creating jobs, lowering household costs
, and increasing access to affordable, clean energy.
But President-elect Trump has already vowed to reverse many of
the Biden administration's climate-focused policies. I hope that Trump
will over Turn these are terrible, terrible ideas that'll
benefit China as well all of Joe Biden's green energy
Green New Deal agenda. Republican Senator Josh Hawley argues
that as the US restricts energy production, adversaries like
China are ramping theirs up. It's the stupidest thing
I've ever heard of. Why would we want to
produce our own energy in the United States using our
energy resources? We produce it cleaner than any.
Anybody else on the face of the earth, but
Slaney insists the US would be worse off on the
global stage without these climate initiatives. The global clean
energy transition is already happening, and the US can
lead or be left behind, and she says that's
why this should be a priority for any administration.
We need to stay focused on making progress no matter
what the political headwinds are. In Washington, I'm
Hannah B Grant.