I hypothesize that with two years remaining, President Obama is again delivering big for the Futuregen 2.0 project in his home state. I mean, if he was really looking to reduce carbon emissions he might make that a priority in his dealings with China and Russia and the developing world. This is politics, not policy in my opinion.
Why, so he can get re-elected? Absurd. the sticking point with getting the BRIC and other developing nations to cut emissions has been the US failure to lead in doing so. The recent Supreme Court ruling that the EPA is authorized to regulate pollution that crosses state lines is a sea change and has been a long time coming.
