Biden Officials At COP28 Flag State Action As Key To Achieving Paris Goal

DUBAI -- Biden administration officials during ongoing global climate talks here are highlighting states’ role helping to close the “gap” in greenhouse gas cuts needed to achieve the country’s climate target under the Paris Agreement, with a new report suggesting state policies could halve that gap. “There’s no way to overstate the importance of states especially but states and cities” in helping the U.S. meet its target to halve economy-wide emissions by 2030, said Rick Duke, the State Department’s deputy...