The U.S. and China jointly announced new emissions reduction targets on Wednesday (Tuesday night in the U.S.), including a first-ever commitment from China to see its emissions peak by 2030. The targets have been widely hailed as a game-changer for global climate talks, which have made little tangible progress in limiting global warming emissions since they began more than 30 years ago
However, the Senate's leading climate change contrarian, Sen. James Inhofe (R.-Okla.), who has labeled global warming a "massive hoax," came out firing on all cylinders against the agreement in a statement on Wednesday. Inhofe is set to take over the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee when the new Republicans take over the Senate in January. This committee is a key player in regulating the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and trying to reign it in. Read more...
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