As the drought and extreme weather intensify, Democrats view the massive budget bill and its significant climate provisions as their last, best hope to achieve something meaningful on climate as the crisis worsens.
After decades of inaction from the United States on climate, President Joe Biden and congressional Democrats face a reckoning.
Biden has big climate ambitions, vowing in April to cut greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030. The world is watching closely to see whether the US will deliver on that promise, as the President's climate envoy, John Kerry, prepares to meet with global leaders in November for the United Nations climate summit.Jonathan Pershing, one of Kerry's senior advisers, recently told lawmakers the US needs to"walk the talk" to regain its climate credibility on the world stage.
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