Could the new U.S. climate bill hold lessons for Canada?
Despite its name, the Inflation Reduction Act is in large part a climate bill, with $369 billion US earmarked primarily for investments in green innovation in the U.S. and cutting greenhouse gas emissions.\n\nThe U.S. Senate narrowly granted its approval last weekend, paving the way to a House of Representatives vote where political observers anticipate it will pass and be signed into law by President Joe Biden.\n\nToday on Front Burner, guest host Jason D'Souza speaks with Time magazine senior climate reporter Justin Worland to learn more about how the historic \u2014 albeit watered down \u2014 climate investment, before hearing from Eddy P\xe9rez with the Climate Action Network Canada to better understand how Canada's efforts now stack up against the U.S.