Decision 2024 - ORIGINAL CONTENT
- By:
- Edward A. Reid Jr.
- Posted On:
- Oct 29, 2024 at 6:00 AM
- Category
- Energy Policy, Climate Change
The Democrat and Republican Parties have held their National Conventions and approved their party’s platform for the 2024 presidential election.
The Democrat platform was developed prior to President Biden’s decision to end his campaign for a second term, so the platform is essentially the Biden platform, though it was adopted at the convention with the approval of Vice President Harris. The platform essentially continues and expands the Biden-Harris Administration priorities with regard to energy and climate change on both the national and international levels. Vice President Harris has not proposed any changes in direction regarding energy or climate change.
The Republican platform was developed with the knowledge that former President Trump would be the party’s nominee and it is clearly a Trump platform focused on the issues President Trump focused on during his term. The platform focuses on restoring US energy independence and pursuing US energy dominance. The platform also specifically mentions ending the EV. mandate.
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Democrat Platform |
Republican Platform |
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Climate crisis |
Unleash American energy |
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Existential threat |
“Drill, Baby, Drill” |
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Aggressive climate agenda |
Become energy independent again |
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Electric grid incentive investment |
Become energy dominant |
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Speed environmental review |
Cancel EV mandate |
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Speed clean energy permitting |
Cut costly regulations |
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Scale up clean energy on public lands |
Lift production restrictions |
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Advanced Research Projects Agency |
Reduce China dependence |
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New national lab for climate research |
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Lower energy costs |
Trump – Expressed/Implied |
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Cheaper, cleaner energy |
End Green New Deal |
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Clean energy jobs |
End Net Zero goals |
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Invest in transportation infrastructure |
End the “all-electric everything” |
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Electrify vehicle fleets |
End renewable subsidies |
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Expand public transit |
End LNG terminal halt |
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Electrify ports and waterways |
Halt IRA spending |
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Zero emissions freight goal |
Unleash energy production |
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Eliminate oil and gas subsidies |
Unleash nuclear energy |
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Pursue environmental justice |
Speed leasing and permitting |
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Justice 40 Initiative |
Lower energy prices |
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Greenhouse gas reduction fund |
Refocus climate science research |
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Million solar rooftops (low income) |
Exit Paris Accords |
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Cancel Arctic leases |
Exit UN Green Climate Fund |
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Global climate leadership |
Resist UN “loss and damage |
The two parties have laid out very different future paths. The Democrat path is focused on climate change and environmental justice. The Republican path is focused on energy independence and reducing restrictive regulations.
“When you come to a fork in the road, take it.”, Yogi Berra, American Philosopher
Choose wisely.