In Focus: New Federal Priorities for Climate Policy

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Jan. 17, 2025

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Republicans will lead the Senate, House of Representatives, and the executive branch of the federal government after President Donald Trump is sworn into office on Monday. What environmental and energy policies will the incoming Congress and presidential administration pursue? Kevin Rennert, a fellow at Resources for the Future (RFF) and the director of RFF’s Federal Climate Policy Initiative, shares his thoughts on potential priorities for the new administration and Congress, including permitting reform, climate and trade policy, community resilience to extreme weather, and the fate of provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act.

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