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 The US is historically the biggest contributor to greenhouse gas emissions despite its levels peaking in 2007, and it remains the second-biggest emitter behind China on an annual basi

The effect of president Joe Biden’s tax and climate bill, which passed the House of Representatives on Friday, would be to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 40 per cent from 2005 levels by 2030, according to expert

This would go a long way towards hitting the administration’s goal of a 50-52 per cent cut in emissions under its Paris agreement commitment and compares with a reduction of just 30 per cent under preceding policie  

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