Key Part of Biden’s Climate Agenda – to Get Rid of Coal and Gas-Powered Plants – Likely to be Cut From Spending Bill Because of Manchin Opposition
A key part of Joe Biden’s climate agenda will likely be cut from the budget bill because of Democrat Senator Joe Manchin’s opposition.
The West Virginia Senator threw cold water on Joe Biden’s plan to get rid of coal and gas-fired plants – and replace them with wind and solar energy.
Recall, Joe Biden vowed to make the US’s power sector “free of carbon” by 2025 during a virtual bilateral meeting of the Major Economies Forum (MEF) on Energy and Climate last month.
Biden returned the US to the Paris Agreement and committed to reducing US emissions 50% – 52% lower than 2005 levels by 2030.
Last month Biden traveled to Golden, Colorado to tour the National Renewable Energy Laboratory to promote his “Build Back Better” agenda.
