Biden to Target Industrial Pollution in a 2nd Term, if He Gets One

3 years ago by silence7 to c/climate

If the president wins re-election, his climate team is likely to try to cut greenhouse gases from steel, cement and other hard-to-clean-up manufacturing.
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kriz 46 points 3 years ago

i always hate this because its like...ok...but you are president now so just target it now.

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silence7 30 points 3 years ago

A few reasons:

  • Spending significant amounts of money needs congressional support and the Republicans control one house of Congress
  • Changing laws requires not just a majority, but a 60% supermajority in the Senate
  • The US regulatory process is designed to be slow, and the EPA lost most of its staff under Trump, so they prioritized the low-hanging fruit
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echutaa 14 points 3 years ago

Sounds like it’s probably not going to happen then if all the stars have to alight to get it.

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PeepinGoodArgs 0 points 3 years ago
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