Net Zero
How to Convert Public Support for Climate Into Policies That Work
The UK’s Climate Change Act shows what can be done if politicians follow the public’s will to cut emissions.
A demonstrator outside the Supreme Court following the West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency ruling in Washington on June 30.
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In 2021, President Joe Biden announced that the US will halve its emissions by 2030. That pledge turned the country from a laggard on green action to one that came close to matching the ambition of the climate-forward European Union.