Biden, Remaking Climate Team, Picks John Podesta to Guide Spending

[brooklynite]

Source: New York Times

WASHINGTON — President Biden on Friday appointed John Podesta, a veteran Washington insider who spearheaded the Obama administration’s climate strategy, to oversee the federal investment of $370 billion in clean energy under a landmark new climate law.

As a senior adviser to Mr. Biden on clean energy innovation, Mr. Podesta will shape how the government disburses billions of dollars in tax credits and incentives to industries that are developing wind and solar energy, as well as to consumers who want to install solar panels, heat and cool their homes with electric heat pumps or buy electric vehicles.

In addition to his time in the Obama administration, Mr. Podesta, 73, served as chief of staff to President Bill Clinton and was chairman of Hillary Clinton’s unsuccessful campaign for president in 2016. He founded the Center for American Progress, a left leaning think tank, and is now chairman of its board. From that perch, Mr. Podesta has informally been advising the Biden administration, pushing the White House to act more aggressively on climate change.

Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/02/climate/john-podesta-climate-biden.html

[IronLionZion]

1. The man knows his risotto

and more

[Mopar151]

2. If you want to lower gas ptrices, lower demand!

Electric cars, trucks, heavy equipment , anything that spends a lot of its time at light loads or idling. It'll take time, and a lot of other changes, but this could really help!

[MichMan]

3. Hope he won't get fooled by phishing emails ever again

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Russians got access to Hillary Clinton campaign communications in 2016 that were later leaked to Wikileaks when he was her campaign manager