Biden's Climate Plans Are Historic. But Are They Enough?

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🗓️ 9 August 2021

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

President Biden said that the United States will cut its greenhouse gas emissions to half of 2005 levels by the end of this decade. The Senate is on track to approve billions for climate resiliency programs this week and Democrats have made climate policy a central piece of their forthcoming $3.5 trillion economic package.

The proposals are all unprecedented — but are they enough to meet the scale of the challenge?

This episode: White House correspondent Asma Khalid, congressional correspondent Kelsey Snell, science correspondent Dan Charles.

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0:00.0	Hey it's Brad and Nashville Tennessee and the studio making some smooth tunes for the people.
0:12.2	You're listening to the NPR Politics Podcast, which was recorded at...
0:17.2	205 Eastern Time on Monday, August 9th.
0:21.7	Things may have changed by the time you hear this podcast, but some things never change,
0:26.4	like the chill, the smooth groove.
0:28.9	Alright, here's the show.
0:30.9	I love that.
0:32.9	Some smooth tunes that will be very interesting bumped up against our...
0:35.9	Our music career.
0:40.9	Hey there, it's the NPR Politics Podcast.
0:43.9	I'm a small scholar, like cover the White House.
0:45.9	I'm Kelsey Smell, like cover Congress.
0:47.9	And today on the show, we're talking climate.
0:50.9	So naturally, we ask Dan Charles to join us.
0:53.9	He's a part of NPR's Climate and Environment Team.
0:56.9	Hey there Dan.
0:57.9	Thanks for having me here.
0:59.9	Well, thank you for coming on.
1:01.9	And Dan, we brought you on today because the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is out with a new report on climate.
1:08.9	It's been several years since the last report, and there's been a lot of anticipation for this from governments and scientists.
1:15.9	The head of the United Nations called the report a quote, code red for humanity.
1:20.9	But the panel's vice chair, Cobaret says there is still a sliver of hope.
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