Biden’s Climate Plan. Late last week it was released that the upcoming Biden climate plan had a side of compromise in it. This was not received kindly by party activists nor the Vice President’s energy advisor who refuted the claim. There is still a political concern that purple state voters, in States like Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin, want moderate climate action, something they doesn’t scare their economic outlook. Biden, a political pragmatist, is looking to win the election before he governs and this leak was to test the blowback in my opinion.
Is This Mainstream? Climate policy plans are playing ping pong across presidential campaigns and it’s a central topic voters are judging their choices on how bold they want to be. Climate policy is also still considered to be expensive which is what generates pause amongst the voters and politicians. Clean air, clean water, clean energy and jobs are do well with voters but giving up on the other side, the economic side, is still a media narrative that scares them.
Keeping Your Credentials. The climate advisor for Biden, Heather Zichal, is a former aide to the Obama White House on Climate Change. She has also argued that the Reuters report is wrong. When Michael left the White House in 2013 she joined the board of Cheniere, which obviously doesn’t do much to help solve climate change or pollution in general. While profitable, this causes Biden to lose serious credibility with industry professionals that are interested in understanding who is giving him the kind of advise that will lead to the action many of us want. Biden has never been know to be moved by energy issues so I am particularly interested on the advisors around him.
- Reuters: Exclusive – Presidential hopeful Biden looking for ‘middle ground’ climate policy
- Axios: How Joe Biden’s campaign will approach climate change
- Greentech Media: As Solar Loans Start to Dominate, Loan Providers See Increasing Value in Installer Networks
- Utility Dive: South Carolina unanimously passes solar bill to lift 2% net metering cap
- Scientific American: Global Warming – How Hot, Exactly, Is it Going to Get?
- Energy News Network: Wisconsin utility We Energies revives controversial push for solar charge
- Renewable Energy World: Enel joins Boston’s Greentown Labs to scout for clean energy startups
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Yann