That bill invests into that, while we also invest in the new technologies of the future for the transition of future energies.ĭOERING: We’ll have more details on Senator Manchin and the climate bill in the coming weeks.

And we have to fight that with better energy, more energy, and much more cleaner producing energy. It’s unclear why he had a sudden change of heart in supporting this bill, but on the West Virginia radio program Talkline, he referenced the war in Ukraine.

Senator Manchin has received more money from the fossil fuel industry than any other member of the current Congress. It does include some concessions to the fossil fuel industry, such as a mandate for new oil lease sales in the Gulf of Mexico. And the bill offers over $60 billion for environmental justice programs. There are also incentives for Americans hoping to buy a clean electric car amid historic gas prices. It would do so by boosting tax incentives for wind, solar, geothermal, hydrogen, and other clean energy industries. reduce greenhouse gas emissions by around 40 percent by 2030. Senate Democrats hope the bill will pass in a matter of days and claim that it would help the U.S. The bill is part of a larger reconciliation bill that can pass through the Senate without any Republican votes of support. That’s just weeks after saying he could not support it, citing concerns about inflation.

The West Virginia Senator has announced he will support a $369 billion dollar climate bill put forward by his party. In an evenly divided Congress, Moderate Democrat Joe Manchin has been a critical hold out vote for climate legislation…until now. BASCOMB: From PRX and the Jennifer and Ted Stanley Studios at the University of Massachusetts Boston, this is Living on Earth.

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