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Newshour: 22/04/2021 13:06 GMT: Climate change: US pledges to cut carbon emissions by 50-52%

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22/04/2021 13:06 GMT

22/04/2021 13:06 GMT: Climate change: US pledges to cut carbon emissions by 50-52%

Climate change: US pledges to cut carbon emissions by 50-52%

BBC World Service - Newshour, Climate change: US pledges to cut carbon emissions by 50-52%

There will be some scepticism about the ability of the US to deliver on its new target

The US has unveiled a bold emissions target by the end of this decade. This new target, which will be unveiled at a virtual summit of 40 global leaders, essentially doubles their previous promise.

India records the world's highest ever daily increase in Covid-19 cases amid a shortage of oxygen in hospitals; and NASA's Perseverance rover produces pure oxygen from the atmosphere of Mars.

(Photo: US President Joe Biden removes his face mask to speak about the status of coronavirus disease. Credit: Reuters.)

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