Joe Manchin: Meet the man who could single-handedlly torpedo US climate efforts

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Joe Manchin: Meet the man who could single-handedlly torpedo US climate efforts

One man is blocking the Biden administration's plans for bolder climate action, and with the clock ticking down to the midterms he could seriously dent global decarbonisation efforts

President Joe Biden defeated the climate change denier Donald Trump back in November 2020. When campaigning, he promised to enact the most climate friendly legislation anywhere. But truthfully he hasn't...

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