If Biden goes to climate conference empty handed, he might want to say

If the infrastructure bills haven't passed yet, when Biden goes to the Climate Conference in Scotland, what would he say?

He could say, "sorry, we just don't have the political will, in USA, to do much about the climate change problem." That might be a powerful message aimed back home at Congress, the Republicans and some Democrats like Manchin.

The infrastructure bills aren't necessarily magic answers, however. They are likely just steps in a good direction.