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Big questions for the US: Climate policy, energy, and the American economy

Environment
United States
Started April 17, 2026

Can the US lead on climate while protecting jobs and energy security?

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Focus on US federal climate policy, EPA authority, and energy infrastructure.

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CLAIM Posted by will • Apr 18, 2026
New federal permits for LNG export terminals should be paused given their long-term lock-in of fossil fuel infrastructure.
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CLAIM Posted by will • Apr 18, 2026
The Inflation Reduction Act's clean energy investments should be protected — rolling them back would set US decarbonisation back by a decade.
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CLAIM Posted by will • Apr 18, 2026
The EPA's authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions must be maintained against legislative attempts to restrict it.
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CLAIM Posted by will • Apr 18, 2026
Federal agricultural subsidies should be substantially reoriented toward low-emissions and regenerative farming practices.
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CLAIM Posted by will • Apr 18, 2026
The federal government should create a carbon border adjustment mechanism to prevent carbon leakage from countries without equivalent climate policies.
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CLAIM Posted by will • Apr 18, 2026
States should not be permitted to block federally authorised clean energy infrastructure on their territory for political rather than technical reasons.
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CLAIM Posted by will • Apr 18, 2026
The United States should meet its nationally determined contribution under the Paris Agreement and fund it fully.
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