The European Union welcomed the new US target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 50-52% by 2030 (compared to 2005) announced by US President Joe Biden on Thursday 22 April at the US-led international climate summit.
“The new emissions reduction target of up to 52% is a great sign of US commitment to climate action and a welcome boost to global momentum”, wrote Frans Timmermans, the European Commission’s Executive Vice-President in charge of the European Green Deal, on Twitter.