Biden’s Carbon-Neutral Mandate Will Accomplish Nothing—Except Higher Taxes

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during the opening ceremony of the UN Climate Change Conference COP26 at SECC in Glasgow, UK, on Nov. 1, 2021. Yves Herman - WPA Pool/Getty Images

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President Joe Biden’s latest executive order will require all federal government agencies to become carbon-neutral by 2050. The problem? Despite his administration’s constant clamor about climate change, even this unprecedented order won’t accomplish anything.