House Democrats offer plan for zero carbon emissions by 2050

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House Energy and Commerce Democratic leaders unveiled a draft climate bill aimed at decarbonizing the U.S. economy by 2050, even as House Republicans expect to release their own plan in coming weeks.

The draft measure reflects prescriptions in a blueprint the Democrats released earlier this month, led by committee leaders Frank Pallone Jr., D-N.J., and Paul Tonko, D-N.Y., and Bobby L. Rush, D-Ill., to remove carbon emissions from the economy by 2050.

The unveiling Tuesday of the draft bill comes before the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis produces its own climate action recommendations, which are expected by March.

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy is planning to release a Republican alternative that he hopes will include some of the ideas Energy and Commerce Republicans have backed.

Republicans said the 12 climate-related bills they’ll offer could gain bipartisan support and become law if Democrats agree to vote on them. The bills include measures to bolster carbon capture and utilization technology, encourage nuclear energy, natural gas and investing in research for grid-scale energy storage systems.

House Democrats offer plan for zero carbon emissions by 2050
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bi-partisanship on this issue might be in the air
 
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DEAD7 said:
Republicans said the 12 climate-related bills they’ll offer could gain bipartisan support and become law if Democrats agree to vote on them.

We'll have to see. If what is state here is true, im all for the republican approach to climate change.
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I thought that was the stupidest thing I've read lately. And that includes Trump tweets.


I'm sure Democrats are thinking,

Democrats said the 12 climate-related bills they'll offer could gain bipartisan support and become law if Republicans agree to vote on them
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This would be a reasonable goal if it were still 1990. We are about 30 years too late when it comes to making these gradual slow moving shifts from fossil fuel. Abrupt change is needed immediately. The GND is the only plan that somewhat addresses the severity and urgency of the issue. And even that isn't going far enough because it still centers around the believe that we should continue with economic growth.
What we need is rapid degrowth. Of course that unrealistic in todays political arena.
 
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