Did the United States Make Any Promises?

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The United States has committed to cutting its greenhouse gas emissions 50 to 52 percent below 2005 levels by 2030. President Joe Biden promised that the US would drastically ramp up its contributions towards international climate finance close to $11 billion. Congress this year has only appropriated about $1 billion for that, so we're roughly at about 10 percent of where we committed to being.

In a UN-brokered agreement, more than 190 countries agreed to pay for “loss and damage” caused by climate change. But determining who owes what — and for what and to whom — will be a real challenge.

This episode was produced by Avishay Artsy, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Paul Robert Mounsey, and hosted by Noel King.

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