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Bush Climate Plan 'Too Bad'

Only carbon caps will turn industry green

By Peter Fearon,  Newser Staff

Posted Apr 17, 2008 5:05 AM CDT
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(Newser) – President Bush's new climate change policy announced yesterday is "too little, too slow, too late," writes Bryan Walsh of Time. Bush outlined a plan to gradually rein in the growth of US greenhouse gas emissions by 2025—but rejected mandatory international carbon emissions caps unless they also bind China and India.

"While it's heartening to see Bush actually name a goal, his new proposal is virtually meaningless. Without hard carbon caps, climate change will not be defeated," writes Walsh. Caps "drive investment toward energy efficiency and alternative power—and anything that allows businesses and consumers to escape the cost of carbon. Suddenly being green goes from a virtue to an economic necessity."

President Bush delivers his remarks on climate, in the Rose Garden of the White House.
President Bush delivers his remarks on climate, in the Rose Garden of the White House.   (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
President Bush makes remarks on the climate, in the White House Rose Garden.
President Bush makes remarks on the climate, in the White House Rose Garden.   (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Blooming tulips are seen as President Bush makes remarks on the climate in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington.
Blooming tulips are seen as President Bush makes remarks on the climate in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington.   (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
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