A Year In, Landmark U.S. Climate Policy Drives Energy Transition but Hurdles Remain


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One year after it was signed into law, the first major climate change legislation in the US is on its way to President Biden's desk.

The Inflation Reduction Act, passed by the Senate last August, directs at least $369 billion toward incentives for adopting renewable energy and other low-carbon technologies, the New York Times reports.

The goal is to make alternatives cheaperand more attractivethan fossil fuels.

"What the IRA effectively does, is it aligns the full financial might of the federal government behind the push towards cleaner energy resources," says Jesse Jenkins, a Princeton University professor who advised on the legislation.

But the bill faces opposition from Republicans, who say it's too expensive and will hurt the economy, and from Democrats, who say it's a step in the wrong direction.

"The IRA really has acted like rocket fuel across every segment and corner of our country," says Heather O'Neill, head of the trade group Advanced Energy United.

"It's going to result in a radical transformation of the electric supply in the United States," says Chris Seiple, an energy consultant with Wood Mackenzie, which estimates that nearly $200 billion in tax credits for renewable energy will be added to the grid each year under the IRA, though it's too

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