Richard L. Revesz is the AnBryce Professor of Law, Dean Emeritus, and director of the Institute for Policy Integrity at the New York University School of Law, New York, NY, USA.
Science. 2022 Jul 29;377(6605):450. doi: 10.1126/science.ade0779. Epub 2022 Jul 28.
As threats from climate change become more urgent, the US Supreme Court has responded by erecting a new roadblock to effective climate policy. Last month, it struck down the Clean Power Plan, the Obama administration's never-implemented regulation of greenhouse gas emissions from existing power plants. The ruling [ (EPA)] is a blow to climate action and could signal the court's hostility to a wide range of future regulations within and beyond the climate and environmental sphere, including those related to consumer protection and worker safety. Although the immediate effects on US climate policy aren't pervasive, EPA now needs to evaluate the emissions-reduction potential and legal risks of alternative regulatory approaches for the power sector.
随着气候变化带来的威胁变得更加紧迫，美国最高法院通过为有效的气候政策设置新的障碍做出了回应。上个月，它推翻了《清洁电力计划》，这是奥巴马政府从未实施过的针对现有发电厂温室气体排放的规定。该裁决对气候行动是一个打击，可能表明法院对未来在气候和环境领域内外的一系列广泛法规持敌意，包括与消费者保护和工人安全相关的法规。尽管这一裁决对美国气候政策的直接影响并不普遍，但环境保护署现在需要评估电力部门替代监管方法的减排潜力和法律风险。
