Commenting on the Biden administration’s release of the U.S. Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC), Niranjali Amerasinghe, Executive Director of ActionAid USA, said:
“Releasing the NDC today was necessary, even though we fully expect the Trump administration to withdraw from the Paris Agreement. The climate crisis will continue to worsen, and neither the US nor the rest of the world can afford a four-year break from action. NDCs are the heart of the Paris Agreement. To have any realistic chance of meeting our climate goals, the U.S. must do its fair share.
A 66% reduction from 2005 levels is not a fair share for the U.S. Considering U.S. responsibility and capacity, that would require more ambition domestically and a considerable grant-based climate finance commitment. It also would require a faster just transition and fossil fuel phase-out than what is suggested. This NDC does at least recognize that more action is needed before 2035 to significantly reduce emissions and that the fossil fuel era is over, but more progress will be needed to protect communities from climate impacts, both here and in the Global South.”
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