Happy Earth Day

On Earth Day 2021, Covering Climate Now highlights President Joe Biden's pledge to cut US carbon pollution by 50 percent by 2030 compared to 2005 levels and the ongoing efforts of activists like Greta Thunberg to end fossil fuel subsidies. The statement calls on journalists to scrutinize government claims against scientific necessity and to treat climate change as an emergency across all news beats.

• President Joe Biden has officially pledged that the United States will reduce carbon pollution by 50 percent by the year 2030, using 2005 levels as the baseline.
• Greta Thunberg, representing the Fridays for Future campaign, is testifying before the US Congress to advocate for the removal of government subsidies for fossil fuel production, arguing such production conflicts with the Paris Agreement's 1.5 degrees Celsius temperature limit goal.

APA

CCNow (2021). Happy Earth Day. Covering Climate Now. https://coveringclimatenow.org/from-us-story/happy-earth-day/

Chicago

CCNow. Happy Earth Day. Covering Climate Now, 2021. https://coveringclimatenow.org/from-us-story/happy-earth-day/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{ccnow2021happy, author = {CCNow}, title = {{Happy Earth Day}}, publisher = {Covering Climate Now}, year = {2021}, month = apr, url = {https://coveringclimatenow.org/from-us-story/happy-earth-day/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }