New York Times (December 29)
“Three decades after a top climate scientist warned Congress of the dangers of global warming, greenhouse gas emissions keep rising and so do global temperatures.” We are “going nowhere fast on climate, year after year.”
Tags: Climate, Climate scientist, Congress, Dangers, Decades, Emissions Temperatures, Global warming, Greenhouse gas
New York Times (January 19)
“China’s announcement last year that it would set up a national cap-and-trade system was hugely encouraging—the world’s largest emitter agreeing to tax itself to help solve a problem that, only a few years ago, it barely acknowledged.” This stands in stark contrast with the U.S. Congress where heads remain firmly planted in the sand of denial and falsehood. “Congress has refused to act even as it becomes clear that putting a price on greenhouse gas emissions is the most direct and cost-effective way to address climate change.”
Tags: Cap and trade, China, Climate change, Congress, Cost-effective, Denial, Emissions, Greenhouse gas, Tax, U.S.