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Author: Nigel Purvis

12 Jun

Professor Bodansky is absolutely right that the success of U.S. climate change policy depends on whether our leaders can align domestic and international efforts.  Unless the United States does its fair share, other nations will not do theirs.  And yet a purely international solution – untethered to domestic political realities – has little chance of securing U.S. participation.  Bodansky’s own...

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12 Jun

[Nigel Purvis is the President of Climate Advisers] Climate change presents a clear and growth threat to the United States and the world.  America now has an important opportunity to lead.  Congress is moving toward enacting comprehensive climate legislation.  The House Energy and Commerce committee recently approved a “cap-and-trade” bill (Waxman-Markey) that would reduce U.S. emissions 17% below 2005 levels by...

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