This week and last has been consumed by the impeachment trial of he-who-shall-not-be-named. Incitement of insurrection is the basis for the single article of impeachment. I, on the other hand, would prefer that in the long list of high crimes and misdemeanors there was mention of his crimes against nature.
It's simple enough to mention over 100 environmental regulations and laws that he has rolled back. Of course, it won't be easy to overturn those roll-backs; the ship of state is massive and doesn't turn on a dime. But the Biden administration has begun the process. We can only hope that the time lost can be regained. We've squandered 4 years.
Most notably, the U.S. is back in the game with the return to the Paris Accords. The problem is that the Paris agreement doesn't do enough. The world is on track to overshoot threshold CO2 levels with dire consequences.
The drop in carbon dioxide emissions during the Covid-19 lockdown is proof that emissions can be reduced. However, it's a certainty that they'll bounce back as things return to some sort of new normal.
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