The Biden Administration is on tour this week to show they have created jobs—and helped address climate change
released Wednesday shows that 82% of Americans support the increased development of solar power and three-quarters favor more wind turbines. Nonetheless, it would be foolish to think that climate action will all of the sudden become a big campaign issue next year. After all, polling has consistently shown that inflation and the economy remain top of mind for votes.
But by integrating climate and economic policy from the get-go, Biden has elevated climate change, both in terms of retail politics and policymaking. Biden’s economic successes are his climate successes, and talking about one requires at least implicitly talking about the other.. Since its passage last August, manufacturers of clean energy technology—like solar panels and batteries—have announced dozens of new investments in the southeast.
As members of the Administration hop around the country, the White House has tried to coin the phrase “Bidenomics” to refer to the use of big investments to grow the economy from the “middle out and the bottom up.” I’ll leave it to economics commentators to weigh in on that contention. But, from a climate perspective, Bidenomics might refer to using climate-related investments to kickstart the economy.
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