U.S. President Obama reiterated his support for curbing greenhouse gas emissions during a bipartison meeting with Senators at the White House yesterday, according to reports.
Obama held the meeting in an effort to find a common path forward on energy legislation this month.
The big question is whether such legislation will simply address the gulf oil spill disaster, or if it might be expanded to create a renewable energy portolio and carbon capping measures.
“The president was very clear about putting a price on carbon and limiting greenhouse gas emissions,” Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) said after the meeting with about 20 Senators.
Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) held firm to the position that the Republican party will not abide by what it calls a "national energy tax"--meaning anything that puts a price on carbon.
“If we want a clean energy bill, take a national energy tax off the table,” Alexander said.
However, The Hill reported that Joseph Lieberman (I-Conn.) suggested some Senators may be willing to change the stance to support carbon pricing.
“Some of our colleagues who up until this time have been at least publicly reluctant about . . . putting a price on carbon pollution said they would be willing to discuss limited forms of doing that in this bill,” he said.
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