Joe Biden’s climate gamble
Two cheers for the president’s ambitious plan
THE PLAN that President Joe Biden unveiled in Pittsburgh on March 31st proposes over $2trn of spending on jobs and infrastructure. However, at the heart of the American Jobs Plan is action to combat climate change. It bristles with support for electric vehicles and renewable energy, as well as proposals for research and sorely needed large government-funded demonstration projects for potentially crucial technologies. Fans of transmission lines are well served; so are railway enthusiasts.
This article appeared in the Leaders section of the print edition under the headline “At last, a serious effort”
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