Biden’s last-minute emissions goal could be quickly reversed when Trump takes office

President Biden is increasing the United States’ emissions reduction target for the next decade, but incentive of green energy could be hampered by the incoming administration under President-elect Trump.

In 2021, Biden set a climate goal for the US to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 50-52% from 2005 levels by 2030.

However, under the Paris Climate Agreement, in which the US is currently involved, each country is required to submit its contribution to reducing global emissions every five years according to a Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC).

In his final contribution to the global agreement on climate change according to the NDC, Biden on Thursday set a new goal of cutting even more emissions over the next decade — but Trump suggested triggering a potential withdrawal from the global climate accord.

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

Biden’s new goal, which has been officially submitted to the United Nations Climate Change Secretariat, seeks to reduce emissions by 61-66% by 2035.

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

The Paris Climate Agreement was established at the 2015 UN Climate Change Conference as a legally binding agreement between nearly 195 parties that committed to international cooperation in the field of climate change.

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

The US entered into an agreement for the first time under former President Barack Obama 2016, but was withdrawn under Trump in 2020.

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

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Trump also has the option of surrendering the contract to the Senate for advice and consent, which would require a two-thirds majority vote for the U.S. to rejoin the climate accord — creating a potential roadblock for future administrations seeking to re-enter the accord.