There may be better ways to slow global warming, but this legislation is a big step forward.
There has been a surge in the sales of cars that can travel short distances on just electricity and have a gasoline engine for longer trips.
En el camino hacia el apocalipsis climático ha habido algunas buenas noticias. Un proyecto de ley para mitigar los efectos del cambio climático podría ser una.
This bill just might catalyze a crucial energy transition.
Along the way to the $369 billion package, the West Virginia senator secured an array of concessions for his state and for the fossil fuel industry.
The Senate’s proposal aims to accelerate electric car sales and promote domestic battery manufacturing at China’s expense.
The $369 billion climate and tax bill would affect every aspect of U.S. energy production, with incentives for producers and consumers to move away from fossil fuels.
The announcement Wednesday of an agreement in the Senate almost instantly reset the role of the United States in the global effort to fight climate change.
President Biden’s best course is to take the same regulatory path Barack Obama was forced to follow.
The party has largely moved beyond denying the existence of climate change but continues to oppose dramatic action to halt it, worried about the short-term economic consequences.