Bob Inglis was not a believer in the need to act on climate change. His son had just turned 18, young voter, and said, hey, dad, I'll vote for you, but you have to clean up your act on the environment. He introduced the cut carbon increase wages act, the climate carbon tax bill, and then got challenged from the right and lost to in the primary. We don't think we would see a repeat of a Bob Inglis situation in 2022 or 2024.
With the US midterm elections looming, the window for enacting meaningful climate policy may be closing. November’s elections will determine which party controls Congress, and that will have far reaching implications for the planet. Historically, the midterms have been bad news for the party in control of the White House, but the Dobbs decision by the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade and the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act may have changed that calculus. Where do voters stand going into the midterms, and how does climate factor into their decisions?
Guests:
Nathaniel Stinnett, Founder & Executive Director, Environmental Voter Project
Chelsea Henderson, Director of Editorial Content, RepublicEN
Jean Chemnick, Climate Reporter, E&E News
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