By Zoya Mirza, ESG Dive Editor
The White House announced on Wednesday a national system to measure, monitor, and share information related to greenhouse gas emissions, aimed at accelerating efforts to reduce the country’s carbon footprint and helping it reach its net-zero goal by 2050.
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The National Strategy to Advance an Integrated U.S. Greenhouse Gas Measurement, Monitoring, and Information System will be an interagency effort based on a set of national objectives to help integrate efforts by federal government agencies and non-federal entities, including city, state, and tribal governments, NGOs and the private sector.
The strategy includes improving activity-based and atmospheric-based emissions quantification and estimates; making data on greenhouse gas emissions more accessible and interoperable; and supporting the development of science-based standards to ensure consistent and accurate emissions measurements.
The national framework arrived a day before the COP28 climate summit, which President Joe Biden will not be attending — a decision that has been met with criticism, given that climate change is a cornerstone of the president’s policy agenda and his approaching reelection bid. The White House announced Wednesday that Vice President Kamala Harris would attend the summit instead.
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