What a Democratic Senate can and can’t do for US energy policy
- Date: 08-Jan-2021
- Source: Business Insider
- Sector:Oil & Gas
- Country:Middle East
What a Democratic Senate can and can’t do for US energy policy
President-elect Joe Biden walks past solar panels at the Plymouth Area Renewable Energy Initiative in Plymouth, New Hampshire
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I thought we were done with horrible weeks for a while, but 2021 is already showing us that it, too, can surprise.
For Democrats and clean-energy advocates, there was, however, some good news: Democrats won both runoff elections in Georgia to regain control of the Senate. That's a big deal for pretty much every issue, from healthcare to voting rights to energy.
Though there's a hefty caveat: The Democratic majority is so slim that any major (and controversial) bills “” including those related to climate change “” are unlikely to find traction.
Let's start there.
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What's on the table now that Democrats have control of the