BAKU, Azerbaijan — The United States is preparing to announce a stronger target to cut its planet-warming pollution despite Donald Trump’s imminent return, the White House told POLITICO on Wednesday.
The announcement would fulfill the country’s obligations under the Paris climate agreement — a global pact to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius above the preindustrial temperature — and set a 2035 emissions reduction target.
Trump, however, has vowed to withdraw from the deal once he reenters the White House, leaving some to wonder if the U.S. would issue a 2035 target. The plans are due in February, just after Trump will take office.
A White House official confirmed that conversations are underway on the new target, dubbed the nationally determined contribution (NDC) in climate diplomacy parlance.
