Carbon Protectionism: ‘The Mother of All Trade Issues’ – ‘It’s pointless to reduce CO2 emissions inside Europe, to then import them from outside’
https://www.masterresource.org/european-union-eu/carbon-protectionism-mother-trade-issues/ Carbon Protectionism: ‘The Mother of All Trade Issues’ Master Resource / by rbradley / 1d “It’s pointless to reduce carbon emissions inside Europe, to then import them from outside.” (Bruno Le Maire, Minister of the Economy and Finance, France) “When I was our ambassador to the EU, I spent a lot of time on […]
Claim: ‘Climate science skeptics grasp for power in changing GOP’ – Some in GOP speak of ‘problem of’ global warming’ and offers ‘solutions’
https://www.eenews.net/stories/1062562847 E&E News Climate science skeptics grasp for power in changing GOP Nick Sobczyk, E&E News reporter E&E Daily: Tuesday, March 10, 2020House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of California during a briefing on Republican climate and environmental legislation last month. Francis Chung/E&E News Skeptics of mainstream climate science and hard-line conservatives think they still have a hold […]
Trump’s next chief of staff, Mark Meadows, is open to doing more on climate — May support carbon tax
https://www.eenews.net/stories/1062562505 In selecting Rep. Mark Meadows of North Carolina to serve as his next chief of staff, President Trump is bringing into the White House a Republican lawmaker who has raised concerns about climate change and expressed a desire to do something about it. The approach marks a significant departure from that of the job’s […]