Historic Climate Bill Passes U.S. House, Goes to Biden for Signature | The Energy Mix:

Friday’s historic vote “comes 34 years after a top scientist grabbed headlines warning Congress about the dangers of global warming,” The Associated Press reports.
“In the decades since, there have been 308 weather disasters that have
each cost the nation at least US$1 billion, the record for the hottest
year has been broken 10 times, and wildfires have burned an area larger
than Texas.”

After trying and repeatedly failing to regulate carbon emissions directly, Congressional supporters of the Inflation Reduction Act hope
“to make clean energy so cheap in all aspects of life that it’s nearly
irresistible,” AP adds. “The crux of the long-delayed bill, singularly
pushed by Democrats in a closely divided Congress, is to use incentives
to spur investors to accelerate the expansion of clean energy such as
wind and solar power, speeding the transition away from the oil, coal,
and gas that largely cause climate change.”

“This legislation is a
true game-changer. It will create jobs, lower costs, increase U.S.
competitiveness, reduce air pollution,” said Climate Reality Project
founder and former U.S. vice president Al Gore. “The momentum that will
come out of this legislation cannot be underestimated.”

Historic Climate Bill Passes U.S. House, Goes to Biden for Signature | The Energy Mix: Friday’s historic vote “comes 34 years after a top scientist grabbed headlines warning Congress about the dangers of global warming,” The Associated Press reports.
“In the decades since, there have been 308 weather disasters that have
each cost the nation at least US$1 billion, the record for the hottest
year has been broken 10 times, and wildfires have burned an area larger
than Texas.”After trying and repeatedly failing to regulate carbon emissions directly, Congressional supporters of the Inflation Reduction Act hope
“to make clean energy so cheap in all aspects of life that it’s nearly
irresistible,” AP adds. “The crux of the long-delayed bill, singularly
pushed by Democrats in a closely divided Congress, is to use incentives
to spur investors to accelerate the expansion of clean energy such as
wind and solar power, speeding the transition away from the oil, coal,
and gas that largely cause climate change.”“This legislation is a
true game-changer. It will create jobs, lower costs, increase U.S.
competitiveness, reduce air pollution,” said Climate Reality Project
founder and former U.S. vice president Al Gore. “The momentum that will
come out of this legislation cannot be underestimated.”Read More