Policies
Executive order on tackling the climate crisis at home and abroad
Sec. 201. Policy. Even as our Nation emerges from profound public health and economic crises borne of a pandemic, we face a climate crisis that threatens our people and communities, public health and economy, and, starkly, our ability to live on planet Earth. Despite the peril that is already evident, there is promise in the solutions — opportunities to create well-paying union jobs to build a modern and sustainable infrastructure, deliver an equitable, clean energy future, and put the United States on a path to achieve net-zero emissions, economy-wide, by no later than 2050.
Clean Power plan
In November and December 2015, Congress voted to repeal the Obama administration's Clean Power Plan. This set a limit on carbon emissions from power plants, some of the largest contributors to carbon pollution and biggest emitters of greenhouse gasses. This was a step backward in the efforts toward net zero emissions.
Paris climate accord
U.S. promised to reduce its emissions by about 25% by 2025 compared with 2005 levels