Climate Policy

A majority of Americans support the president declaring a national emergency to more effectively address the climate crisis. So why hasn’t President Biden used those executive powers? National Climate Reporter Chase Cain explores the debate around declaring a climate emergency.

Economists calculate that the world’s corporations produce so much climate change pollution, it could eat up about 44% of their profits if they had to pay damages for what they put out.

Excessive heat continues to bear down on sections of the United States, a reminder of the impetus for the The Inflation Reduction Act, the significant climate legislation that turns one year old on August 16. Since passage, it has boosted the U.S. transition to renewable energy, accelerated green domestic manufacturing, and made it more affordable for consumers to make climate-friendly...

The Biden administration is proposing strict new automobile pollution limits that would require as many as two-thirds of new vehicles sold in the U.S. to be electric by 2032.

The Inflation Reduction Act requires that an EV must contain a battery built in North America with minerals mined or recycled on the continent to qualify for the $7,500 tax credit. And those rules become more stringent over time.