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The distortionary effects of unconstrained for-profit carbon dioxide removal and the need for early governance intervention, Grubert & Talati, Carbon Management:
Danger ahead as Biden plays climate catch-up
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Joe Biden with everything but a virtual foot massage on Day One of his Climate Leaders Summit.
While the rhetoric was positive, and some big countries increased their emission reduction goals (Japan, Canada, South Korea) the world’s biggest carbon emitters in both absolute and relative terms (think China, Australia, Saudi Arabia) didn’t change course.
Among the greener governments, Biden’s counterparts are generally grateful for his tone and new plan to halve emissions by 2030 (compared to 2005 levels), but they’re also skeptical he can deliver without support from Congress. It’s not the world’s first time at the American climate rodeo (