Posted on 03/07/2024 3:57:03 PM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
President Biden will touch on a wide range of issues and policy priorities in his State of the Union address Thursday night, and he will need to thread the needle on his track record of climate change legislation, environmental protection and energy policy. The stakes for climate change couldn't be higher than they are in the 2024 presidential election, and Mr. Biden and former President Donald Trump couldn't stand farther apart on the issue if they tried.
While climate change may not be the most pressing concern for voters, research has found that the issue can influence the outcome of an election, and Mr. Biden has an interest in effectively selling his climate accomplishments to the electorate. Although the bar is low, Mr. Biden has signed more climate legislation, but according to an August 2023 Washington Post-University of Maryland poll, 57% of Americans disapprove of how Mr. Biden has handled climate change.
Mr. Biden can tout a track record on passing climate change legislation that has helped reduce emissions and set the country on a path towards a green energy transition.
Record job growth, low unemployment and a stronger economy are due in part to the climate and clean energy investments implemented under his watch. One analysis found that policies implemented under the IRA have created more than 100,000 jobs in 41 states, with many of the biggest beneficiaries of jobs and economic investment being red states. In fact, more than 80% of large-scale clean energy and semiconductor manufacturing provided by the IRA and CHIPS Act are destined for Republican congressional districts, according to analysis from the Financial Times.
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I don't give a damn about "climate" except the Biden gang is regulating and spending money on it. Biden killed Keystone on day one and energy prices are still too high.
Adolf Biden.
All of the new job growth is from DEI and ESG. Both are now being cut. Those jobs are simply dead weight on the taxpayers.
Must be election time. The Clinton, Biden, communications company (CBS) is still fully locked into the democrat agenda.
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