Breanne Deppisch is an energy and climate policy reporter at the Washington Examiner. A former national political reporter, she has closely covered campaigns, Congress, and the White House since 2016.
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Republican opposition: GOP lawmakers blasted the legislation as a radical plan that could stifle economic growth within the state. Welcome to Daily on Energy, written by Washington Examiner Energy and Environment Writers Breanne Deppisch and Nancy Vu . Email [email protected] or [email protected] for tips, suggestions, calendar items, and anything else. If a friend sent this to you and you’d like to sign up, click here. If signing up doesn’t work, shoot us an email, and we’ll add you to our list.
Who signed the letter: In addition to Padilla, Democratic Sens. Tom Carper, Cory Booker, Tammy Duckworth, Kirsten Gillibrand, Martin Heinrich, Tim Kaine, Edward Markey, Patty Murray, Bernie Sanders, Tina Smith, Elizabeth Warren, Peter Welch, Sheldon Whitehouse, and Ron Wyden also signed the letter. Read it here.
The significance: Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin and other Virginia Republicans have already threatened to repeal the 2021 Clean Cars law, which would require 100% of new models on the market to be electric by 2035. Republicans in the House of Delegates passed legislation that aimed to rollback the law earlier this year, but the bill was stalled by the Democratic majority in the Senate. A loss of the Democratic majority could open the door to a repeal of the controversial law.
“This adjustment would be a significant shock,” Jeremy Porter told E&E News. Porter is the head of climate implications research at the First Street Foundation, a New York nonprofit that assesses climate risk. Read more on that here. CHINA WARNS AGAINST ‘EMPTY SLOGANS’ AT COP 28: Xia Yingxian, head of the climate office at China's Ministry of Ecology and Environment, called on western leaders to take a pragmatic approach to the problem of climate change at the COP28 talks in Dubai next month, mindful of concerns about energy security and economic growth.
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