US Republicans want to have their climate cake and eat it

The Conservative Climate Caucus peddles the fantasy of quick-fix solutions to the energy trilemma

US Republicans have launched a Congressional caucus in a bid to seize the initiative on energy and climate policy. The group’s clarion call for painless emission reductions speaks to genuine concerns about an expensive energy transition hurting rural working class families. But it also peddles the fantasy of easy climate fixes. It remains to be seen whe…