Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said on Wednesday that the United States would be on track to meet its climate goals in the next decade, with measures introduced in two infrastructure bills along with efforts by states and the federal government.
President Joe Biden in April hiked the U.S. target for slashing economy-wide greenhouse gas emissions to 50%-52% from 2005 levels by 2030.
"The bottom line is this: we have very little time to prevent the most horrendous outcomes for our children and grandchildren," Schumer said in the letter. "But if we act Two measures in particular in the bills, he said, would help put the United States on the path to dramatically slash emissions: the Clean Electricity Payment Program and the Senate Finance Committee’s tax package on clean energy and vehicles.
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