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Does America have to choose between energy security and tackling climate change? Listen to “Checks and Balance” this EarthDay with chowardchoward, imkahloon, JasonBordoff and arynbraun

PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN came to office promising a clean energy revolution that would both slash emissions and strengthen the economy. But that priority has been overtaken by the need to control high oil prices and look tough on Russia. How has the war in UkraineWe ask Jason Bordoff, energy adviser to President Barack Obama and founder of Columbia University’s Climate School, whether America now has to choose between energy security and tackling climate change.

Charlotte Howard hosts with Vijay Vaitheeswaran, our energy and climate innovation editor, and Idrees Kahloon, our Washington DC bureau chief. Sign up for our weekly newsletter here, and for full access to print, digital and audio editions, subscribe to

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