CONTEMPORARY AMERICA 1992 2013
PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN
|
Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
|
|
|
He was born
|
|
|
He introduced a climate bill
|
|
|
He graduated from Law School
|
|
|
He ran for president
|
|
|
Obtained the Presidential Medal of Freedom
|
Detailed explanation-1: -Climate legislation. In the years 2021-2022 Biden promoted 2 bills that can reduce the US greenhouse gas emissions by more than 50% from the level of 2005: the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and the Build Back Better Act. The Build Back Better act faced strong opposition in the Senate and was not approved.
Detailed explanation-2: -Biden also helped launch the Global Methane Pledge at the 2021 UN climate summit (COP26). As of January 2023, 150 countries have signed onto the pledge and committed to cut their total methane emissions by at least 30% by 2030.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Inflation Reduction Act is the most significant piece of climate legislation in the history of the United States. It will deploy nearly $400 billion over the coming decade to slash carbon emissions.
Detailed explanation-4: -In 1992, President George H.W. Bush signed the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), which committed all nations to take action and laid the foundation for future agreements.