Immigration issues threaten Biden's climate program
PUBLISHED: Thu, APR 6th 2023 @ 9:35 am EDT by Jeremy Beck
President Biden set an ambitious goal of cutting greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030. NumbersUSA, a single-issue organization, takes no position on Biden's climate plan. But whether you support the president's plan or not, we can tell you that emissions will not be cut in half by 2030 under current immigration levels.
NumbersUSA's Scientific Director, Leon Kolankiewicz says:
For those who care about the consequences of U.S. carbon emissions, it matters a great deal whether the U.S population remains at 330 million, or is pushed by immigration to more than 400 million by 2060 and more than 500 million (half a billion) by 2100. It also matters that, by settling in the United States, immigrants, on average, increase their carbon emissions by 400 percent over those of their countries of origin."
To illustrate the importance of population, Leon notes that Chinese per capita carbon emissions are only about 40% of Americans', but China's total emissions are twice that of the United States because it has so many more people.
https://www.numbersusa.com/blog/immigration-issues-threaten-bidens-climate-program
