American climate policy is in tatters
Almost single-handedly, Joe Manchin has scuttled Joe Biden’s plans
Even as americans and Europeans swelter in heatwaves, the chance of Congress passing serious climate-change legislation has gone cold. When the Democrats gained unified control of the White House and Congress 18 months ago, they had grand ambitions for a swift decarbonisation of America’s economy. By 2030 emissions were to be half their level in 2005. By 2035 all electricity would be produced without carbon pollution. And by 2050 emissions would, in line with the temperature goals of the Paris agreement, reach net zero.
This article appeared in the United States section of the print edition under the headline “Tick, tick, boom”
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