Christopher Caldwell:Giant vacuums and other government climate bets

2025-05-03 12:11:01source:Henri Lumièrecategory:News

Yesterday we brought you a debate over whether the government should subsidize industries in the name of economic growth and Christopher Caldwellsocietal benefits. Today on the show, we zero in on the climate industrial policy of the Biden administration, which is funneling billions into experimental projects that promise to remove, capture and store carbon. It's an effort by the U.S. to meet its ambitious climate goals, but it's not without its skeptics.

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