Biden's Pledge to Slash Emissions Would Require Big U.S. Changes.

Keywords: Regulation/Government Policy; Government Aid/Grants; Corporate/Industrial News; Economic Performance/Indicators; Economic News; Air Pollution; Political/General News; Climate Change; Natural Environment; Global/World Issues EN Regulation/Government Policy Government Aid/Grants Corporate/Industrial News Economic Performance/Indicators Economic News Air Pollution Political/General News Climate Change Natural Environment Global/World Issues N.PAG N.PAG 1 04/26/21 20210424 NES 210424 While American industries are already moving to address climate issues, the president's ambitious target would require them to accelerate transformation The president's target for 2030 would require companies in energy, transportation, agriculture and more to greatly speed the pace of change. Transportation generates 29% of U.S. emissions, followed by electricity generation at 25% and industry at 23%, according to the Environmental Protection Agency's annual inventory of greenhouse-gas emissions. [Extracted from the article]

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