In multiple posts over the past year, I have expressed the opinion that the “net zero” climate/energy agenda will have a very hard time reviving at the national level after the devastation inflicted by the second Trump administration and the recent Republican Congress.
Where we are now is that most of the regulatory support for “green” energy has been eliminated — most particularly the so-called “Endangerment Finding,” determining that greenhouse gases “endanger” human health and welfare — and also, Congress (in the OBBB) has zeroed out the subsidies and tax credits that enabled uneconomic wind and solar generators to get built. But could the recent Democratic sweep of Congress change all of that?
Certainly Big Enviro has wasted no time in getting their energy transition demands back in front of the public. Among many other examples, consider this release from the Sierra Club, just issued in the aftermath of the election. Excerpt:
Tackle Skyrocketing Energy Prices and Get More Clean Energy Online. Congress can address the affordability crisis facing American families by getting more clean energy on the grid. . . . Pass the Energy Bills Relief Act or a similar energy package that would restore the clean energy tax credits and grants cut in the 2025 “One Big Beautiful Bill” law, provide immediate relief to households, and support the longer-term transition to clean energy.
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