Congress is unlikely, this year or next, to establish the “cap and trade” system for curbing carbon emissions that Mr. Obama and party leaders seek. Nor are world leaders at a climate conference in Copenhagen next month likely to strike a concrete deal to limit emissions in the name of curbing global warming.
The Democrats’ challenge, then, is to make enough progress to avoid defeat in the near term and achieve their priorities in the long term.
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