Sentences with phrase «u.s. national climate target»

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WASHINGTON (Reuters)- U.S. greenhouse gas emissions fell nearly 10 percent from 2005 to 2012, more than halfway toward the U.S.'s 2020 target pledged at United Nations climate talks, according to the latest national emissions inventory.

The role of the United States as a climate leader is also at stake, with an uncertain future for the Clean Power Plan, U.S. commitment to the Paris Agreement on climate change, and the country's ability to meet its national target to reduce emissions 26 - 28 percent by 2025.

Further supporting this, a group of 13 states led by California, Washington, and New York, representing roughly one - third of U.S. GDP, has established the U.S. Climate Alliance to support action to achieve the U.S. national target of 26 - 28 percent below 2005 emission levels by 2025.

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In one of the most thorough analyses of existing and planned U.S. climate policies to date, a team of researchers from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory found that the climate policies currently in place may not be enough to meet those targets.