In the NewsMarketplaceApril 23, 2021

Climate change may quickly affect the global economy, report finds

President Joe Biden this week committed to cutting emissions by half by the end of this decade, a target that will require slashing fossil fuel use drastically across the U.S. According to Amir Jina, an assistant professor at the University of Chicago, Biden’s pledge is a start. “The commitments that you make, they need to be backed up by some policy that will get us there,” Jina said.