Biden’s signature environmental actions could be reversed if the GOP takes control of the House, Senate and White House. The EPA’s budget could be slashed.
A passersby stops to view a Climate Power art installation near the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee on Monday. The art highlights Republicans' ties to oil companies.
“A Republican trifecta would be disastrous for our climate, for our democracy. … I’m deeply alarmed at it,” said Aru Shiney-Ajay, executive director of the Sunrise Movement, a climate group led by young people that“We think it’s absolutely critical for President Biden’s legacy on climate that we do our best to win this election, and that doesn’t feel like what we’re on track to do right now,” she added.
To fully repeal the tax credits for these green technologies, Trump would need Republican lawmakers to pass new legislation. But even without Congress, Trump could direct the Treasury Department to significantly limit which companies could claim the credits.The subsidy for electric vehicles would probably be a top target. Trump has repeatedly railed against EVs, falsely claiming they don’t work. His vice-presidential pick, Sen. J.D.
“There is no doubt that a second Trump administration would pick up where it left off — whether it was conventional energy, oil and gas pipelines, or the market-dictated acceleration of the renewable energy transition,” said Herrgott, who served as executive director of the Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council under Trump and now leads the nonprofit Permitting Institute.
Barnard noted that polls consistently show climate change ranks as a top concern for younger Republican voters. The party ignores the issue, he said, at its own peril.
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