Now, there could be a number of reasons for this: a) he's genuinely unsure how best to navigate the political waters to get climate legislation passed, and is cautiously gathering data, b) curbing emissions and fighting climate change truly does not rank among his highest priorities, c) he's slyly implementing political
gamesmanship to push the
issue through external forces like imbuing his EPA with the ability to regulate greenhouse gases, or d) a combination of all three.