U.S. Commits to Greenhouse Gas Cuts under Copenhagen Climate Accord
Posted by Scientific American - Energy & Sustainability on 30 January, 2010
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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]
