Proponents of the Inflation Reduction Act are ecstatic about the massive bill’s pro-climate provisions, including tax credits for clean energy and electric vehicles. But the real work to make clean energy possible is still underway. If these tax credits are ever to be converted into real clean energy projects, Congress will have to make real progress on permitting reform. Thankfully, U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin has a permitting reform bill that could be the key to unlocking America’s clean energy potential.The National Environmental Protection Act’s (NEPA) environmental review requirements are an environmental disaster. Many clean energy projects get caught up in review periods that last 4.5 years on average. Five offshore wind projects were indefinitely…
Op-Ed: Permitting reform will make the clean energy transition possible | Opinion
