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The US broke global trade rules to try to fix climate change – to finish the job, it has to fix the trade system

  • Written by Noah Kaufman, Research Scholar in Climate Economics, Columbia University
imageU.S. President Joe Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act on Aug. 16, 2022, including electric vehicle subsidies with 'buy American' rules.Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty

The 2022 Inflation Reduction Act, President Joe Biden’s landmark climate law, is now expected to prompt a trillion dollars in government spending to fight climate change and...

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