I think that there is an appetite to go even further than what Republicans were able to extract from the debt ceiling agreement. I think as we talked about actually repealing the IRA and the clean energy tax credits in the IRA would be more difficult. A lot of this is messaging stuff. This is one of these like big culture war things about, you know, don't take away my gas stove Even though the emissions are really detrimental to the environment,. The people breathing them inside the homes increasingly? Yes.
Billions of dollars from the Inflation Reduction Act have started flowing into renewable energy projects and manufacturing. That’s bringing jobs and revenue back to the country and to some areas abandoned by the oil, coal and gas industries. Despite the massive investments in their districts, some Republican politicians aren’t fans of the green energy companies moving into their backyards and are doing everything they can to repeal the Inflation Reduction Act – putting them at odds with their constituents. How do we advance the clean energy transition when it’s seen as a partisan issue?
Guests:
Emma Dumain, Reporter, E&E News
Heather Reams, President, Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions
Terry Weickum, Mayor, Rawlins WY
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