Obama is making Americans pay more for energy and automobiles without any real net benefit just so that the Paris Agreement can become part of his legacy
Obama's 'Science' Article: Long on Symbolism, Short on Substance
In the January 2017 issue of the journal Science, Barack Obama has an article entitled, "The irreversible momentum of clean energy." Unfortunately, the article is long on symbolism but short on substance. In particular, Obama praises the economic growth under his tenure, when by one metric it was the worst since Herbert Hoover. Furthermore, Obama ignores the IPCC's own numbers when arguing that further mitigation policies are cost-effective. Finally, Obama's rhetoric about "irreversible momentum" suggests that there is little risk from a Trump Administration reversing course on energy policy.
