Just a couple of weeks ago, it seemed like the United States — the biggest carbon polluter in history — was going to show up to the COP26 climate summit next month without a serious climate plan in hand.
But after weeks of negotiation with the progressive and centrist factions of the Democratic party, the White House finally announced a framework for its social welfare and climate spending program on Thursday. “When enacted, this framework will set the United States on course to meet its climate goals,” the White House said in a fact sheet. Here’s what the plan includes:
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