Commercial, Energy Efficiency, GHG Emissions, Industrial  -  December 19, 2024

U.S. Sets New Emission Goals for 2035

President Joe Biden announced a new climate target for the United States: a reduction of 61-66% in 2035 from 2005 levels in net GHG emissions.

The new goal keeps the U.S. on a steeper path to achieve net-zero GHG emissions economy-wide by no later than 2050, according to an announcement. 

In connection with this announcement, the U.S. is making a formal submission of this new target to the United Nations Climate Change secretariat as its next NDC under the Paris Agreement.

In 2021, pursuant to the terms of the Paris Agreement, President Joe Biden submitted a nationally determined contribution (NDC) with a target of reducing U.S. GHG emissions 50-52% in 2030 from the 2005 baseline.

To develop the U.S. 2035 NDC, the Biden-Harris Administration analyzed how every economic sector — power generation, buildings, transportation, industry, agriculture and forestry — can spur innovation, unleash new opportunities, drive competitiveness and cut pollution. Additionally, as part of achieving its 2035 NDC emissions target, the United States anticipates methane reductions of at least 35 percent from 2005 levels in 2035. Cutting methane emissions is among the fastest ways to reduce near-term warming and is an essential complement to CO2 mitigation.

The administration’s strategy already led to more than $450 billion of private sector investment in domestic clean energy and manufacturing projects.  

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