The Politics of Capping Emissions

Living on Earth

The Obama administration recently made two decisions to reduce our dependence on foreign oil – expanding offshore oil drilling and tightening the fuel efficiency standards of cars. But taking action on climate change by capping our greenhouse gas emissions is still a big political challenge. Economist Robert Stavins talks with host Jeff Young about the administration’s energy goals and about two bills in Congress that promise to slow climate change without slowing the economy.

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