Republicans unveil energy and climate plans that will boost fossil fuels
Hydropower, Republicans unveil climate change if the party wins control of the House of Representatives during the interim term in November.
The plan Republicans unveil comes from the Energy, Climate and Conservation Task Force formed last year by House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy. R-California, and includes proposals against warnings from climate scientists.
The strategy offers a broad picture of how the party will deal with high energy prices but does not set specific targets for greenhouse gas emissions. Instead, he called for increased fossil fuel production. And liquefied natural gas exports and streamlining the licensing process for large infrastructure projects. According to the Washington Post, which first announced the plans.
The plan also supports legislation to expand hydropower, one of the oldest and most significant renewable energy sources. It condemns policies that increase US demand for essential minerals from China needed for electric vehicles and renewable energy production. In a document introducing the roadmap, House Republicans cite statistics from the Department of Energy showing. That only 3% of the more than 80,000 dams in the United States currently generate electricity.
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“If Republicans win a majority in the House of Representatives in the fall. We will be ready to implement that strategy and ease the suffering of Americans’ work portfolios,” Gareth Graves, R-La. Chair of the working group, write in a blog post. Post.
Climate scientists have warned that the world must drastically reduce fossil fuel production to avoid the worst impacts of climate change.
Republicans have historically opposed action to address the climate crisis. The Trump administration, for example, has sought to change more than 100 environmental regulations that are seen as burdensome for the fossil fuel industry.
This week’s plan takes a different approach to tackle climate change than the Biden administration’s plan. Which includes halving emissions by 2030 and achieving zero emissions by 2050.