{"id":18576,"date":"2021-02-24T16:57:42","date_gmt":"2021-02-24T20:57:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saperemarketing.com\/clearpath\/?p=18576"},"modified":"2024-02-06T16:08:09","modified_gmt":"2024-02-06T16:08:09","slug":"5-bipartisan-clean-energy-policies-for-the-117th-congress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/saperemarketing.com\/clearpath\/our-take\/5-bipartisan-clean-energy-policies-for-the-117th-congress\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Bipartisan Clean Energy Policies for the 117th Congress (Morning Consult)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>This op-ed was originally published by Morning Consult on February 24, 2021. Click <a href=\"https:\/\/morningconsult.com\/opinions\/5-bipartisan-clean-energy-policies-for-the-117th-congress\/\">here<\/a> to read the entire piece.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Addressing climate change is undeniably a top priority for the Biden administration. As the tragic weather events in Texas and across the Midwest wreak havoc on our energy system, preparing our grid to be reliable needs to be front and center.<\/p>\n<p>However, President Joe Biden\u2019s emerging strategy \u2013 governing via executive orders, revoking the permit for the Keystone XL pipeline, placing a moratorium on all oil- and gas-related leasing and permitting actions on federal lands \u2013 seemingly hasn\u2019t focused on grid reliability and does not involve Republicans.<\/p>\n<p>Contrary to the rhetoric in some circles, Republicans have ambitious climate proposals too, and have spent the last two Congresses busily enacting a massive innovation-focused approach to the global climate challenge. In December, for example, Congress passed the most significant clean energy legislation we\u2019ve seen in over a decade \u2013 the Energy Act of 2020. The resulting package was a culmination of hard work on both sides of the Hill \u2013 reconciling the Senate\u2019s (Republican-led) American Energy Innovation Act (S. 2657) and the House\u2019s Clean Economy Jobs and Innovation Act (H.R. 4447).<\/p>\n<p>Conservatives\u2019 clean energy innovation plans in recent years are the first steps on the path for the power and industrial sectors to reach their net-zero emissions goals \u2013 while remaining affordable and reliable.<\/p>\n<p>However, even with a split Senate, Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) seems to follow Biden\u2019s partisan lead, signaling the Senate is poised to enact a one-party approach. Schumer did, however, close his floor remarks recently by insisting he looks forward to working with Republicans to \u201cfind some common ground on [the climate] issue.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s hope he\u2019s serious and builds on recent bipartisan success.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Click <a href=\"https:\/\/morningconsult.com\/opinions\/5-bipartisan-clean-energy-policies-for-the-117th-congress\/\">here<\/a> to read the full article<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/br><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><strong>View more of\u00a0<a href=\"\/our-take\">Our Take<\/a>\u00a0and let us\u00a0know what you think at <a href=\"mailto:jaylistens@saperemarketing.com\">jaylistens@saperemarketing.com<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Addressing climate change is undeniably a top priority for the Biden administration. 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