As I write this the world has wrapped up international climate talks in Egypt. The United States brought to COP27 in Egypt the historic Inflation Reduction Act, which Congress passed this summer, as evidence of our renewed participation with the rest of the world on climate action.
The Inflation Reduction Act—which my colleague Dr. Rachel Cleetus describes as a bright moment of hope—is the most significant step Congress has ever taken to address climate change.
States are critical to global and US success
“It’s not going to be enough for the federal government to push money out the door and be hands off about it,” Dr. Cleetus states. “We need to have states now actively seeking on behalf of their constituents that money so that it gets to the right places.”
Let Dr. Cleetus’ last statement sink in: the science, solutions, and paths forward…