I'm very excited about the tax credits. We're now giving tax credits because of the Inflation Reduction Act at point of sale. And so that's important because for most people to try and fill out a tax form and figure out which credits you can apply for, it's complicated. The other piece of the credit is that for the first time, it doesn't exist at point of sales, but it applies to used vehicles as well as new vehicles. I think something like 75% of car sales in America are for used vehicles.
It’s been a big year for U.S. climate policy. Three major pieces of legislation: the Bipartisan Infrastructure Act, the CHIPS and Science Act and the Inflation Reduction Act have all become law, ushering in the largest commitment of federal money toward the climate crisis to date. In a bipartisan vote, the Senate also finally ratified the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol, which will help phase out some of the most potent greenhouse gasses. Gina McCarthy has helped shepherd these achievements in her former role as White House Climate Advisor, and joins us to discuss her time leading climate action under President Biden.
We also feature a special interview about the Biden administration’s climate priorities between Vice President Kamala Harris and the hosts of the podcast A Matter of Degrees, Katharine Wilkinson and Leah Stokes.
Guests:
Kamala Harris, Vice President, United States
Gina McCarthy, former U.S. White House National Climate Advisor, former U.S. EPA Administrator
Guest Hosts:
Katharine Wilkinson, Co-host, A Matter of Degrees, Co-Founder and Executive Director of The All We Can Save Project
Leah Stokes, Co-host, A Matter of Degrees, Associate Professor of Environmental Politics, UC Santa Barbara
For show notes and related links, visit ClimateOne.org
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