Today’s D Brief: Climate-change pledge; Ukraine to call up reservists; 2-star court-martial; New nominees; And a bit more.
By Ben Watson
April 22, 2021 10:31 AM ET
The D Brief
President Joe Biden today pledged the U.S. will cut greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030, at least compared to 2005 emissions. The New York Times calls it “one of the more aggressive near-term targets among wealthy industrialized nations,†but adds that “the cuts are arguably not quite as large as what the European Union and Britain have already promised.†Compare Biden’s new pledge to that of other countries’, here.
Some concerning climate data that may have flown under your radar: “In areas like the Klamath Basin in southern Oregon and northern California, lake levels today are lower than occurred during the Dust Bowl,†according to notes from the White House’s Third National Climate Task Force Meeting, which met Wednesday.
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