Voters Have Complicated Views Of Biden's Climate Action : The NPR Politics Podcast - NPR
Voters Have Complicated Views Of Biden's Climate Action : The NPR Politics Podcast : NPR
Voters Have Complicated Views Of Biden's Climate Action
President Joe Biden speaks at Tioga Marine Terminal on October 13, 2023 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Mark Makela/Getty Images hide caption
President Joe Biden speaks at Tioga Marine Terminal on October 13, 2023 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Mark Makela/Getty Images
The White House describes the $369 billion of spending inside the Inflation Reduction Act as the biggest investment in combating climate change in the history of the world — but climate-minded voters remains frustrated about concessions he's made to allow fossil fuel extraction as the country continues to face extreme temperatures and billion-dollar disasters.
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The federal government and states are in the process of implementing two laws — the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and the Inflation Reduction Act — an investment of more than a trillion dollars to address climate change.