WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) -- On his way out of the White House, President Joe Biden is making a new pledge to cut greenhouse gas emissions.  On Thursday, the president announced a new target under the Paris Climate Agreement to cut U.S. emissions.  "I'm proud to announce an ambitious new goal to cut greenhouse gas emissions by more than 60% by 2035," Biden said in a recorded video message. Joanna Slaney, with the Environmental Defense Fund, agrees that the cut is ambitious, but she calls it achievable too.  "I think this is a level of ambition that we need," Slaney said.  She says everyone benefits from green goals.  "Recent federal investments and policies are creating jobs, lowering household costs, and increasing access to affordable clean energy," Slaney said.  President-elect Donald Trump has already vowed to reverse many of the Biden administration's climate focused policies.  Republican Senator Josh Hawley wants to see this new target on the Trump administration's chopping block.  "I hope that Trump will overturn it. These are terrible terrible ideas that will benefit China, as will all of Joe Biden's green energy green new deal agenda," Hawley said.  He argues that as the U.S. restricts its energy production, adversaries like China are ramping theirs up.  "It's the stupidest thing I've ever heard of. Why wouldn't we want to produce our own energy in the United States, using our own energy resources. We produce it cleaner than anybody else on the face of the earth," Hawley said.  Slaney insists the U.S. would be worse off on the global stage without these climate initiatives.  "The global clean energy transition is already happening, and the US can lead or be left behind," Slaney said. "We need to stay focused on making progress no matter what the political headwinds are."