(CNN) US President-elect Joe Biden's climate plan could put the Paris Agreement's goal of limiting global warming to 1.5˚C "within striking distance," according to detailed analysis provided by the Climate Action Tracker. To get there, the US must achieve Biden's pledge to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. Biden has pledged to re-enter the Paris climate accord -- which President Donald Trump left -- on his first day in office, and then through "a major diplomatic push" seek to "raise the ambitions of countries' climate targets." CAT said the US joins a "wave" of countries across the world now supporting net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by mid-century, including 127 nations accounting for 63% of global emissions. "What can other countries now do other than follow this overwhelming trend to net zero greenhouse gas emissions?"

Source: CNN November 09, 2020 05:37 UTC