Can the U.S. Win Back Its Climate Credibility?

<p>During a global climate summit, President Biden signaled America’s commitment to fighting climate change with an ambitious target: The U.S. will cut its economywide carbon emissions by 50 percent of 2005 levels by 2030.  </p><p>What became clear is that the rest of the world has become cautious about following the United States’ lead after years of commitments shifting from one administration to the next. </p><p>What happened at the summit and how can the U.S. regain its credibility in the struggle against climate change?</p><p>Guest: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/coral-davenport">Coral Davenport</a>, who covers energy and environmental policy for The New York Times, with a focus on climate change.</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/signup/NTTD?smid=pc-thedaily">Sign up here</a> to get The Daily in your inbox each morning. And for an exclusive look at how the biggest stories on our show come together, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/the-daily?module=inline">subscribe to our newsletter</a>. </p><p>Background reading: </p><ul><li>At<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/22/climate/biden-climate-change.html"> the virtual summit meeting he convened</a>, Mr. Biden cast the fight against global warming as an economic opportunity for the world and committed the U.S. to cutting its carbon emissions by half. </li></ul><p>For more information on today’s episode, visit <a href="http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily">nytimes.com/thedaily</a>. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.</p>