Ezra Klein Archive: Climate Change
Nancy Pelosi's risky cap and trade strategy
During an interview in late July, Speaker Nancy Pelosi explained her legislative philosophy to me. "You get the votes," she said, balling one hand into a fist, "and you take the vote," and she punched her other hand. "Because...
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November 9, 2009; 11:55 AM ET |
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Climate change vs. American politics
David Roberts wrote a smart post a few days ago explaining why the climate bill is going to suck. The answer, in short, is the Senate. Cap and trade, like every other bill, will face "a supermajority requirement coupled...
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November 4, 2009; 2:44 PM ET |
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Hybrid cows
It's inarguable that the livestock industry is a tremendous contributor to global warming. Estimates place it above the global transportation sector. To put it simply, cows are worse than cars. Add in that demand for meat is expected to...
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November 2, 2009; 11:56 AM ET |
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Does China care about climate change?
Steve Mufson thinks they do: For China, the challenge is immense. On average, a Chinese person emits one-fifth as much greenhouse gas as an American; an overwhelming majority of Chinese do not own cars; and half the population in China...
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October 26, 2009; 10:06 AM ET |
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The Chamber of Commerce gets punk'd
This morning, the Chamber of Commerce called a news conference to announce a rather major change in policy: They were going to cease opposing efforts to address global warming and throw the weight of their organization behind the bills...
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October 19, 2009; 3:36 PM ET |
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The dangers of geoengineering
I've long been a proponent of exploring various "geoengineering" responses to global warming, but that's largely because I'm a pessimist about our political system's ability to address the issue in anything even approximating a timely manner. The idea that...
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October 19, 2009; 11:34 AM ET |
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