House Democrats Float 2030 GHG Targets In Sweeping New Climate Bill

Democrats on the House Energy & Commerce Committee are floating a revised version of their comprehensive climate change draft bill from last year, with changes including a new national target to halve greenhouse gas emissions from 2005 levels by 2030 and significantly curtail power sector emissions on the same time frame. The national goals -- which align with advocacy from several major environmental groups and could offer a signal of the Biden administration’s ambition in its forthcoming Paris Agreement target...