{"id":119043,"date":"2023-11-29T09:12:53","date_gmt":"2023-11-29T07:12:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/news\/the-big-emitters-the-united-states\/"},"modified":"2023-11-29T09:12:53","modified_gmt":"2023-11-29T07:12:53","slug":"the-big-emitters-the-united-states","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/en\/news\/the-big-emitters-the-united-states\/","title":{"rendered":"The big emitters: the United States"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mp_wrapper\">\n  <div class=\"mepr-unauthorized-message\">\n    <p>You are unauthorized to view this page.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"mepr-login-form-wrap\">\n            \n<div class=\"mp_wrapper mp_login_form\">\n                  <!-- mp-login-form-start -->     <form name=\"mepr_loginform\" id=\"mepr_loginform\" class=\"mepr-form\" action=\"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/en\/login-2\/\" method=\"post\" data-trp-original-action=\"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/en\/login-2\/\">\n            <div class=\"mp-form-row mepr_username\">\n        <div class=\"mp-form-label\">\n                              <label for=\"user_login\">Username<\/label>\n        <\/div>\n        <input type=\"text\" name=\"log\" id=\"user_login\" value=\"\" \/>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"mp-form-row mepr_password\">\n        <div class=\"mp-form-label\">\n          <label for=\"user_pass\">Password<\/label>\n          <div class=\"mp-hide-pw\">\n            <input type=\"password\" name=\"pwd\" id=\"user_pass\" value=\"\" \/>\n            <button type=\"button\" class=\"button mp-hide-pw hide-if-no-js\" data-toggle=\"0\" aria-label=\"Show password\">\n              <span class=\"dashicons dashicons-visibility\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n            <\/button>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n            <div>\n        <label><input name=\"rememberme\" type=\"checkbox\" id=\"rememberme\" value=\"forever\" \/> Remember Me<\/label>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"mp-spacer\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n      <div class=\"submit\">\n        <input type=\"submit\" name=\"wp-submit\" id=\"wp-submit\" class=\"button-primary mepr-share-button\" value=\"Log In\" \/>\n        <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"redirect_to\" value=\"\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/119043\" \/>\n        <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"mepr_process_login_form\" value=\"true\" \/>\n        <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"mepr_is_login_page\" value=\"false\" \/>\n      <\/div>\n    <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"trp-form-language\" value=\"en\"\/><\/form>\n    <div class=\"mp-spacer\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n    <div class=\"mepr-login-actions\">\n        <a\n          href=\"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/en\/login-2\/?action=forgot_password\"\n          title=\"Click here to reset your password\"\n        >\n          Forgot Password        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n\n      \n    <!-- mp-login-form-end --> \n  <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"smart_content_wrapper\">\nThe United States, the world\u2019s second largest emitter of greenhouse gases, has pledged to halve its emissions by 2030 compared to 2005 levels \u2014 but so far is failing to stay on target, analysts say.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some questions and answers about America\u2019s emissions and its climate plans:<br \/>\n<em><strong>\u2013 How much does the US emit?<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nIn 2021, the United States emitted 6.28 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent \u2014 a measure of all greenhouse gases \u2014 according to Climate Watch, citing data from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research. That makes it currently the second biggest emitter globally, behind China. But, when historical emissions are factored in \u2014 that is, cumulative emissions since 1850 \u2014 the United States becomes the clear leader. US emissions peaked in 2007 and have been falling ever since.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>\u2013 Where do the emissions come from? \u2013<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nTransportation is the largest contributor to US emissions, according to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), accounting for 28 percent of the country\u2019s greenhouse gases in 2021. It is followed by electricity generation, which accounts for around a quarter of emissions. After that comes: industry (23 percent), the commercial and residential sectors (13 percent), and finally agriculture (10 percent). In 2022, around 60 percent of US electricity production came from gas- or coal-fired power plants, the highest emitters, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). The remainder came from renewable energies (21.5 percent), and nuclear power (18 percent).<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>\u2013 What are America\u2019s climate targets? \u2013<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nIn 2021, US President Joe Biden pledged to reduce emissions by 50-52 percent by 2030, compared to 2005 levels. This target is part of the Paris Climate Agreement, and should enable the world\u2019s leading economy to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. For the energy sector specifically, Biden wants electricity production to reach carbon neutrality by 2035.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>\u2013 Is the US on track? \u2013<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nNo, say experts \u2014 though some progress is being made. Biden\u2019s administration recently passed several laws with far-reaching consequences, including a major infrastructure modernization plan in 2021 which included, for example, the construction of a network of charging stations for electric vehicles. Last year Biden also passed the \u201cInflation Reduction Act\u201d (IRA), which brings $370 billion dedicated to the environment in the shape of an energy transition project designed to free up investment in clean energies.<\/p>\n<p>The government has also taken regulatory action via the EPA \u2014 such as plans to reduce methane emissions from the oil and gas industry, and to require certain power plants to capture the majority of their CO2 emissions by 2030. But according to a recent report by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), these efforts are not enough: at this rate, the United States will not meet its 2030 emissions targets.<\/p>\n<p>An analysis by the Rhodium Group earlier this year showed that those two major pieces of legislation Biden has passed will reduce emissions by 32-42 percent by 2030 \u2014 still a long way from the 50 percent target. The report says there is still a chance of meeting that target \u2014 but it won\u2019t be easy, requiring further ambitious measures to be taken both at the federal level and within the states.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.digitaljournal.com\/world\/the-big-emitters-the-united-states\/article\">DJ<\/a> <\/div>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/vastuullisuusuutiset.fi\/fi\/vaufien\/121469\/\">The big emitters: the United States<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/vastuullisuusuutiset.fi\/fi\">Vastuullisuusuutiset.fi<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[5612,8622,7498,606,607,608],"class_list":["post-119043","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-big","tag-emitter","tag-united-states","tag-vau_viikkokatsaus","tag-vauen","tag-vaufien"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/119043","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=119043"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/119043\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=119043"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=119043"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=119043"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}