it would be okay if some other country took up the task… yes the US SHOULD be leading climate science but since that is out of the question for the foreseeable future (a small window indeed in this collapsing empire) maybe China or the EU would be interested in a livable future as well, 's’all i’m saying. they probably have their own versions already in fact. The States are cooked, and the world is going to have to pick up the slack.