Media Cite ‘Nonpartisan’ Research To Blame Trump For Rising Energy Costs, Hide CEO’s Role Writing Subsidy Law
Energy Innovation CEO Sonia Aggarwal, Biden’s former climate adviser, goes unmentioned in coverage of her firm’s study.
by Thomas Catenacci August 11, 2025, 11:51 AM
Recent reports in NPR, CBS News, and CNBC have cited a study from a “nonpartisan” research firm, Energy Innovation, to argue that President Donald Trump’s repeal of green energy subsidies will cause energy prices to spike. [emphasis, links added]
Those reports did not mention the firm’s CEO and cofounder: Sonia Aggarwal, a former Biden climate adviser who helped write those very subsidies into law.
Energy Innovation’s study, which also generated coverage in CNN and the Chicago Tribune, argues that Trump’s One Big, Beautiful Bill will lead to higher energy prices for U.S. households by phasing out green energy subsidies and slowing electric vehicle purchases.
It’s the latest in a long line of studies from the firm, which is known to produce research warning of the downsides to oil and gas while extolling the benefits of green energy alternatives.
https://climatechangedispatch.com/media-nonpartisan-research-ceo-biden-subsidy/