Biden’s last-minute emissions target could be quickly reversed once Trump takes office

President Biden is raising America’s emissions reduction target for the next decade, but the green energy boost could be stymied by the incoming administration under President-elect Trump.

By 2021, Biden set a climate goal for the United States to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 50 to 52 percent from 2005 levels by 2030.

However, under the Paris climate agreement, to which the US is currently a signatory, each country must submit its contribution to reducing global emissions every five years under the nationally determined contribution ( NDC).

In his last contribution to the global agreement on climate change under the NDC, Biden set a new goal on Thursday to further reduce emissions over the next decade, but Trump has suggested starting a possible withdrawal from the global climate treaty.

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President Biden set a new climate goal for the United States (Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

Biden’s new goal, which was formally presented to the United Nations Climate Change Secretariat, aims to reduce emissions by 61 to 66 percent by 2035.

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During his campaign, Trump said Politician who would be in favor of withdrawing from the treaty when he takes office, which could affect the new climate goal.

The Paris climate agreement was established at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in 2015 as a legally binding treaty between nearly 195 parties committed to international cooperation on climate change.

President-elect Trump has indicated he would be open to withdrawing the US from the Paris climate accord when his second administration begins. (Rick Scooteri/AP Photo)

The United States first signed the agreement under former President Barack Obama in 2016, but was withdrawn under Trump in 2020.

If Trump decides to withdraw from the agreement a second timeit could happen at a faster rate than the first.

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Trump also has the option to introduce the treaty in the Senate for advice and consent, which would require a two-thirds vote for the US to rejoin the climate accord, creating a potential hurdle for future administrations seeking to re-enter the accord.