Should The Government Pay for Your Bad Climate Decisions?

<p>A few days ago, the Biden administration released a report warning that a warming planet posed severe economic challenges for the United States, which would require the federal government to reassess its spending priorities and how it influenced behavior.</p><p>White House reporter Jim Tankersley explains why getting the government to encourage the right decisions will be so difficult.</p><p>Guest: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/jim-tankersley?smid=pc-thedaily">Jim Tankersley</a>, a White House correspondent for The New York Times.</p><p>Background reading: </p><ul><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/20/us/politics/climate-change-federal-spending.html?smid=pc-thedaily">A chapter in the new Economic Report of the President</a> focuses on the growing risks to people and businesses from rising temperatures.</li><li>In theory, funding the government takes place in two major stages. But it’s a fraught and complicated process. Here’s a<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/09/us/politics/biden-budget-process-plan.html?name=styln-biden-budget&region=TOP_BANNER&block=storyline_menu_recirc&action=click&pgtype=Article&variant=undefined?smid=pc-thedaily"> step-by-step guide</a>.</li></ul><p>For more information on today’s episode, visit <a href="http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily">nytimes.com/thedaily</a>. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.</p>