U.S. Commits to Greenhouse Gas Cuts under Copenhagen Climate Accord
Friday, January 29, 2010 - 20:35
in Earth & Climate
The U.S. officially committed in writing yesterday to the greenhouse gas emission cuts proposed by President Obama in Copenhagen --4 percent below 1990 levels by 2020. The letter to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) commits the nation to combat climate change, but with a caveat: any such commitment must be backed by legislation, which has not passed the U.S. Senate. [More]