the climate plan marks a turning point after the Trump years

The American climate plan is already making noise in the United States. “Undeniably this is good news for the planet“, estimates the geopolitical scientist François Gemenne. “Early in his term, Joe Biden announced plans to invest $2 trillion“, he recalls. Despite the significant efforts of the Democrats, the envelope was nevertheless reduced by six. Also, to pass this plan, it had to be renamed the Inflation Reduction Act, both the previous term of office had tensed the debate around climate issues.

Because it is all the same a radical change after the Trump years which had led the country to leave the Paris agreements. “He intends to catch up with the delay that the United States has taken under the presidency of Donald Trump“, specifies the expert. “I don’t think we will be able to resolve the issue of climate change with incentive policies for less polluting technologies.“, he adds. Finally, according to him, it will be necessary to tackle the issues of agriculture, deforestation and international cooperation.