Climate change activists and experts fear that the United States may lose its momentum cutting climate change-causing greenhouse gas after the new Republican-majority House of Representatives is sworn in January.
McMorris Rodgers' office declined to make her available for an interview or to comment on the record for this story, but it noted that Republicans on the Energy Committee have introduced ato promote cleaner American energy production. Some, such as a bill to approve the Keystone XL oil pipeline, are intended to boost fossil fuel production.
House Republicans could also, theoretically, refuse to pass budgets that include funding for the Inflation Reduction Act’s programs that are set to roll out over 10 years.
Biden would also likely fight hard to keep those policies, which are the cornerstone of his legacy on climate change, in place. In that same press conference, the president said he is,"prepared to work with my Republican colleagues." And there may actually be an area ripe for bipartisan legislation in the narrowly divided House and Senate: permitting reform.
Curtis added: “Many of my Democratic colleagues would ask for permitting reform for wind and solar, but I think it’s also important to ask for, for instance, pipelines. Pipelines are gonna have to carry hydrogen around the country. Pipelines carry natural gas. We’re trucking natural gas in many scenarios right now, which is creating more greenhouse gas emissions. All of those things are important to consider in permitting reform.
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