Climate and Clean Energy Policy in the Post-inflation Reduction Act ... - State of the Planet
Climate and Clean Energy Policy in the Post-inflation Reduction Act | Columbia Climate School
The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) was the largest and most ambitious climate legislation ever passed in the United States. After just one year, the IRA has changed the landscape for private investment and public policy, in the U.S. and around the world.
Join Brian Deese, MIT innovation fellow and former director of the National Economic Council at the White House, and principal architect of the Inflation Reduction Act, in conversation with Vijay V. Vaitheeswaran, global energy and climate innovation editor at The Economist, on what is the future of climate and clean energy policy in the wake of the IRA.
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About the Climate Change and New American Economy Series
Climate change – and the pressing need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions – will dramatically alter the American economy in the coming decades. Rapid growth in low-carbon technologies like renewable energy and electric vehicles will impact businesses, shareholders, employees, and customers. In this speaker series, senior corporate leaders will discuss the implications of climate change on their businesses and the American economy.
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