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US, EU, others set new emissions targets at climate summit; Australia doesn't

US President Joe Biden hosts a virtual summit on climate change

US President Joe Biden hosts a virtual summit on climate change Source: Getty Images

President Joe Biden pledged at the Leaders' Summit on Climate to cut his country's greenhouse gas emissions by 50 to 52 per cent from its 2005 levels by 2030.



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