Why America Will Never Be A Climate Leader
Hiya!
I’m back with three quotes, three links, and this week’s new video! Enjoy :)
Three Quotes:
“[Biden’s] core promise on clean energy R&D is to invest $35bn…. This sum, $35bn, is less than Americans spend annually on pet food and will be spread over eight years. Either you don’t dare ask for more, or you underestimate the scale of the technological challenge and believe that ‘the full range of solutions’ needed for the US to make these breakthroughs and become a global leader will be as easy as buying dog treats.”
— Adam Tooze
“In the final hours of COP26, a delegate supporting developing countries who was in the negotiating rooms and wished to remain anonymous described the U.S. stance on loss and damage as an ‘immovable object.’ The United States has continually emphasized only mitigation, and fought to constrain conversations about loss and damage or even arriving at a clear definition of what constitutes climate finance.”
— Kate Arnoff
“The supposed leader of the free world is still an oil and gas president”
— Jean Su
Three Links:
The US Is Not a Climate Leader (The New Republic)
Why the World Can't Trust Biden On Climate Change (Intelligencer)
Inside Exxon's playbook (Unearthed)
Hope you have a wonderful weekend,
Charlie