{"id":518318,"date":"2010-04-06T17:58:13","date_gmt":"2010-04-06T21:58:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/climateprogress.org\/?p=22621"},"modified":"2010-04-06T17:58:13","modified_gmt":"2010-04-06T21:58:13","slug":"larry-summers-and-carol-browner-say-obama-won%e2%80%99t-budge-on-placing-a-price-on-global-warming-pollution-summers-comprehensive-bill-is-an-absolutely-crucial-priority-for-the-president-in-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/518318","title":{"rendered":"Larry Summers and Carol Browner say Obama won\u2019t budge on placing a price on global warming pollution – Summers: Comprehensive bill “is an absolutely crucial priority for the president” in 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"
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White House aides Larry Summers and Carol Browner insisted that the administration was willing to bend on several key issues, including the mechanism for pricing carbon and increased domestic energy exploration. But both said the president would not budge when it comes to placing a first-ever price on domestic greenhouse gas emissions<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

E&E News PM<\/em><\/a> (subs. req’d) reported on the remarks from both the director of Obama’s National Economic Council and Obama’s chief climate aid.\u00a0 In a forum sponsored by Google, Browner said of the bipartisan Senate effort of Lindsey Graham (R-SC), John Kerry (D-MA), and Joe Lieberman (I-CT):<\/p>\n

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“I think it’s fairly safe to assume they’ll end with an economywide program, so you’ll get all of the sources of emissions, but they may be using slightly different tools for different sectors,” Browner said….<\/p>\n

“We’re very clear we want comprehensive legislation,” Browner said. “Every now and then, you’ll hear talk of an energy-only bill. We think that’d be unfortunate.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The Hill<\/em> expanded<\/a> on Summers’ remarks:<\/p>\n

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“Going forward for the rest of this year a bipartisan energy solution is an absolutely crucial priority for the president,” Summers said in a Washington, DC speech at a conference hosted by the federal Energy Information Administration.<\/p>\n

He said there is “increasing evidence” of bipartisan support, citing work on legislation in the Senate….<\/p>\n

“The cheapest stimulus program in the world is enhanced confidence,” Summers said. He also noted the costs of reliance on oil imports, calling it a drag on the economy.<\/p>\n

“Clean energy legislation will strengthen our international competitive position,” Summers said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The White House is talking the talk.\u00a0 Now they need to walk the walk.<\/p>\n

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