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Is the #InflationReductionAct enough to meet the US's Paris Target? This @rhodium_group analysis says, not quite: but it's a lot more than what we have now. So I say do it...and then do more! We'll never tackle climate if we make perfect the enemy of good. rhg.com/research/infla…
The #InflationReductionAct "puts us within reach of US climate goals & international commitments. Equally impt, it begins to address the disproportionate effects air pollution & climate change have on historically marginalized or under-served communities." nature.org/en-us/newsroom…
The #InflationReductionAct includes:
* $369B U.S. investment in clean energy and climate action
•$30B in incentives for solar, wind and battery manufacturing in the U.S.
•$60B for low-income communities that bear disproportionate share of pollution
(see below for 3 more!)
* $369B U.S. investment in clean energy and climate action
•$30B in incentives for solar, wind and battery manufacturing in the U.S.
•$60B for low-income communities that bear disproportionate share of pollution
(see below for 3 more!)
Powerlessness makes people feel detached, abandoned & desperate. Abusive behavior by those w wealth & power deepens the crisis. In such conditions, a con-man who makes menacing threats against the other convinces the powerless to degrade their own humanity & give up their rights.
This should not be the story of American politics in the 21st century, or of European democracies, or of any other place. We are watching these forces work with horrifying efficiency, but we must remember: these are not the only forces at work & they are *not* the most powerful.
Whether to confront the #OttawaFloods or to rally in support of the cultural heritage & human achievement of #NotreDame, or the global collaboration among young people to demand a #ClimateSmart future, constructive engagement empowers people & makes more good possible.
