Was last week's Senate climate debate a wasted opportunity? Did the Senate further the climate discussion and lay the groundwork for passage of a bill in 2009? During today's OnPoint, Eileen Claussen, president of the Pew Center on Global Climate Change, gives her take on last week's Senate debate on the Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act. She addresses possible mismanagement of the bill, what the most contentious issues were, and what the discussion means for the broader climate debate, moving forward. Claussen looks ahead to 2009 and discusses whether last week's discussion puts the Congress in a better position to pass legislation next year.
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