Popp Discusses Biden's Infrastructure Plan, Cutting Emissions in Grist

May 6, 2021

Grist

David Popp

Public Administration & International Affairs Department

Center for Policy Research

Climate Change

Federal

Infrastructure

United States

Grist

David Popp

President Joe Biden wants the U.S. to cut greenhouse gas emissions 50 to 52 percent by 2030. The administration’s best hope for meeting that 50 percent reduction target appears to be his $2 trillion infrastructure package. But as currently envisioned, the package doesn’t include legally binding limits on carbon pollution. "The infrastructure plan to me is a down payment," says David Popp, professor of public administration and international affairs. "Without the ‘stick’—without some national level policy that puts a cap on emissions—it’s hard to make a credible case that we’ll definitely be able to follow through" on the 50 percent goal, Popp says. Read more in the Grist article, "Biden’s only hope to cut emissions in half? His infrastructure plan."