Why Rising US-EU Trade Tensions Could Undermine Key Climate Initiatives
By The Conversation Noah Kaufman , Columbia University ; Chris Bataille , Columbia University ; Gautam Jain , Columbia University , and Sagatom Saha , Columbia University Rising trade tensions between the U.S. and the European Union, two of the most important global leaders when it comes to climate policy, could undermine key climate initiatives of both governments and make it harder for the world to put the brakes on climate change. The two have clashed over the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act’s requirements that products be made in America to receive certain U.S. subsidies. The EU recently anno...