Posted on 07/02/2022 6:44:37 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
Washington (AFP) – US climate envoy John Kerry vowed Friday the United States will meet goals it submitted to the United Nations on slashing greenhouse gas emissions, despite a Supreme Court ruling that curtailed the government's powers.
“We are determined to achieve our goals. We can achieve our goals," Kerry told AFP.
"But obviously it would help if we had a majority of the Supreme Court in the United States of America that actually understood the gravity of the situation and was more willing to try to be helpful rather than present a hurdle of one kind or another," he said.
In an unusual commentary, Stephane Dujarric, the spokesman for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, called the Supreme Court decision "a setback in our fight against climate change."
The Supreme Court, in which three justices nominated by Trump pushed it sharply to the right, on Thursday cut the wings off a key way in which the government could have tackled climate change.
In a 6-3 ruling branded "devastating" by Biden, the top court said the Environmental Protection Agency did not have authority to order sweeping cuts on emissions from coal-fired power plants.
"I am convinced -- and our legal people are looking at it very carefully -- that this decision leaves plenty of latitude for us to be able to do a lot of things that we need to do," Kerry said.
Asked about calls by some lawmakers from his Democratic Party for Biden to declare a climate emergency, Kerry said, "I think the president needs to evaluate every option available."
Kerry said that the marketplace showed that coal was not the future.
"Nobody's going to fund any new coal power in the United States -- no bank, no private lender. Coal is the dirtiest fuel in the world," he said.
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Kerry vows to show Jellyhead Joe Biden how to get off a bike.
My money is on Kerry. Republicans, by rolling over and playing dead, have made Brandon the most powerful president of my lifetime. He’s screwing everything up, but his radical agenda is moving forward every day.
Big [carbon] Foot [print] Nazi is telling deplorables: “No CO2 production from YOU!”
“Coal is not in the future.” And I bet that Manchin dude is still re-elected when is term comes up.
“Nobody’s going to fund any new coal power in the United States — no bank, no private lender. Coal is the dirtiest fuel in the world,” he said.
That is not true for American coal burners, but does this idiot ever complain about the Chinese coming out with a new coal based power plant about once a week?
These watermelon greens could always off themselves and remove their carbon footprint,
Yeah its a bitch having to be accountable to the voters. Why can't we just accept the jet setting fops on Martha's Vineyard know whats best for us?
That botoxed impotent old gigolo can be as "convinced" as much as he wants. His 'legal people' can look at it all they want. There is no deciding authority higher than those who have already rendered the decision.
I suggest that if they (the Liberal World Order) are serious, they should consider their Constitutionally dictated remedy - a statute from Congress, signed by the President that will withstand an immediate counter case for Constitutionality OR they stop trying to impose their will by leftist power FIAT and go for an Amendment that changes the Constitution.
IOW, screw him, screw the LWO, and the horse they rode in on.
Well john f’n kohn-heinz-kerry, why don’t you jet off someplace and let folks know what your plans are. I know it’s rhetorical, but why does anyone give any credibility to this traitorous POS? Who, in case you were unaware, was in Viet Nam. 😵💫🤬
What can this Doofus do anyway , I thought Czars had no power
It is in Germany - unless they want their sauerbraten frozen off this coming winter. Dumass.
Ground Teresa’s private jet…goal reached.
Trudeau is banning Plastics so how will they package food , all those meats for one
Food? That’s just capitalist propaganda. There is no such thing.
We can achieve our goals
Like the just us brothers did.
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Ummmmmn Kerry? Your problem doesn’t lie with the Supreme Court throwing up some kind of arbitrary obstacle. As the Supreme Court told you, your problem is the Constitution itself. And as the Supreme Court told you, you are not empowered to create your own laws to act on.
Congress has that authority, not you.
Park the plane, John. No one wants you.
Whose goals??
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