The climate bill put forward this week by Waxman and Markey lays out targets that are ambitious enough to make a significant contribution to the global effort to avoid the most dangerous consequences of human-caused climate change. In a previous post I showed that Waxman-Markey, on its own, won’t achieve long-term climate goals (such as stabilizing atmospheric CO2 levels at 350-450 ppm or limiting temperature increase to less than 2°C). No one country can reduce … Continue reading Waxman-Markey Targets Would Ensure a US Contribution to Meeting Climate Goals