Why is no media describing just 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 your $369 billion will achieve?
Instead, we're being told:
"the most significant legislation in history to tackle the climate crisis" (Biden)
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The CO₂e reduction estimate comes from the Rhodium group's new reduction estimate
My analysis use the average difference between their current policy and Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). This goes from zero in 2022 to 511Mt CO₂e in 2030.
A 20-step plan to transform Sri Lanka into "green socio-economy"
renewable energy
environmentally designed urban houses
reduce banned plastic (?)
25% extra tax on cars
"Encouraging mass media to spread environment friendly programs among the masses"
We need to be honest about the tremendous cost of net zero emissions. Censoring this information (as the White House seems to suggest) will be terrible both for public discourse and taxpayers' wallets.