US ‘likely’ to pledge new climate target, says White House – POLITICO

BAKU, Azerbaijan — The United States is preparing to announce a stronger target to cut its planet-warming pollution despite Donald Trump’s imminent return, the White House told POLITICO Wednesday.

The announcement would fulfill the country’s obligations under the Paris climate agreement — a global pact to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius above the pre-industrial temperature — and set a 2035 emissions reduction target.

Trump, however, has vowed to withdraw from the deal once he re-enters the White House, leaving some to wonder if the U.S. would issue a 2035 target. The plans are due in February, just after Trump will take office.