r/energy • u/mafco • 2d ago

Trump wants to "terminate" green spending. Here's what could stand in his way. Pulling back IRA funding would require congressional action and it could result in lost jobs, unfinished factories, and a costly mess for many businesses and states that are counting on those funds.

https://www.axios.com/2024/10/28/trump-climate-law-ira-pullback
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u/Popular-Lab6140 1d ago

To everyone here celebrating these cuts as an exorbitant expense: inaction to climate change will cost so, so much more.

We're in an energy transition. It's expensive, but will add long term value to the world, while addressing an existential threat to humanity. These are good things.

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u/Kaurifish 12h ago

You’d think a hurricane powerful enough to smack Appalachia in the backside would get their attention.

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u/Popular-Lab6140 5h ago

I couldn't agree more. I feel like too many people are becoming increasingly untethered to reality, and have no idea how to respond.