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support voluntary climate mitigation efforts.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Internal funding cuts to a flagship of the Administration's
voluntary climate initiatives raise further questions about the White House's commitment to addressing global warming.
This equates to 0.5 - 2 gigatonnes (Gt / year) of CO2 by 2030, significantly less than
the voluntary climate pledges made under the Paris climate agreement, which add up to 4 - 8 Gt / year and are themselves not enough to limit warming to 2 °C.
In a letter to Climate Leaders companies dated September 15, Gina McCarthy, assistant administrator in EPA's Office of Air and Radiation, said the mandatory reporting rules will take the place of
the voluntary Climate Leaders program.
But some countries are wary of being obliged to keep strengthening
their voluntary climate targets.
They are building
a voluntary climate action architecture that supports progress towards global goals.
Methods for comparing the ambition and effectiveness of heterogeneous mitigation pledges in
a voluntary climate - policy regime