What if a ‘green’ economic recovery isn’t the best thing for the climate?

Grist
By Shannon OsakaJul 16, 2020, 3:58 am209 ptsTrending
Back in February — what we might call, in the world of COVID-19, the “before times” — environmentalists had a whole host of ideas for how to curb climate change. A Green New Deal, for example. Or a revenue-neutral carbon tax. Then the coronavirus pandemic hit, plans for 2020 were thrown out the window,…

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