The Biden climate slowdown?
By JACK QUINN 03/01/2024 06:02 PM EST
Presented by Chevron
Lofty White House goals for slashing carbon pollution during the next 10 years are hitting another barrier.
As Jean Chemnick reported Thursday, the Environmental Protection Agency is postponing final action on a rule that would limit carbon dioxide emissions from about 2,000 existing gas-fired power plants. The decision is likely to push one of the administration’s most important rules in the fight against global warming until after the November election.
EPA is still expected to complete a rule this spring that would require coal-burning power plants and any future gas generators to limit heat-trapping climate emissions. Jean reported today that the decision to delay action on the existing gas plants was a victory for the EPA — which wanted time to work on a more comprehensive, legally defensible rule — over the White House, which had pushed to go faster.
Sound familiar?
The latest move comes a week after POLITICO and other media outlets reported that EPA is leaning toward a less-aggressive option for regulating car and truck tailpipe pollution. Analysts say the slower pace of emissions cuts for cars that run on gasoline could mean that electric vehicle sales before 2030 are slower than President Joe Biden had once envisioned — even if they dramatically speed up afterward.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/power-switch/2024/03/01/the-biden-climate-slowdown-00144375
