Controversy
Status:Open
Will the One Big Beautiful Bill Act Put U.S. Climate Goals Out of Reach?
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Claims
Beth Van Duyne"With the One Big, Beautiful Bill we can unleash American energy development."Aug 10, 2025
Doug Burgum"The One Big Beautiful Bill is phasing out preferential tax credits for intermittent, costly, and unreliable green energy projects!"Aug 10, 2025
Chris Van HollenTrump's bill "brings a sledgehammer to clean energy in America — hurting our fight against climate change while raising energy costs and slashing good-paying jobs."Aug 10, 2025
Mike Town"Yes. Unquestionably [this bill will harm clean energy development and manufacturing across the country]."Jun 02, 2025
Jennifer KiggansAny modifications to IRA tax credits "risk sparking an energy crisis in our country."Jun 02, 2025
Ben JealousThis legislation will mean "ceding the race to build the clean energy economy of tomorrow to China."Jul 03, 2025
Jean Su"With those [around $370 billion in tax credits for renewable energy projects] removed, those renewable energy projects are all at risk of entirely failing."Jul 25, 2025
Lindsey Mendelson"Delaying the enforcement of the Advanced Clean Cars II and Advanced Clean Trucks standards will hinder progress on cutting air pollution and meeting our climate goals."Mar 20, 2025
Margie Alt"Climate pollution will increase, and kids will struggle with asthma and other respiratory problems."Jul 03, 2025
Heather Cooper"This bill removes any real grace period to give developers time to prepare and adjust to new economic realities and will cause a total cliff in investment in the energy sector."May 28, 2025
Jan Rosenow"The US is falling behind when it comes to clean energy investment. This is about to get worse."Aug 10, 2025
Jesse JenkinsThese bills "push those goals [to cut greenhouse gases 61 to 66 percent below 2005 levels by 2035] far out of reach."Jul 03, 2025
Carbon BriefTrump's big beautiful bill "will add an extra 7bn tonnes of emissions to the atmosphere from now until 2030."Jul 07, 2025
Jennifer KiggansThe tax credit phaseout schedule included in the House-passed bill "would cause significant disruption to projects under development and stop investments needed to win the global energy race."Jun 12, 2025
Manish BapnaThis measure "would bring the renaissance in American clean energy production to a halt."Jul 03, 2025
Lena MoffittThe Republican move to loosen pollution standards "would mean more smog in our streets."May 13, 2025
Evan ChapmanThis bill "will reduce energy availability, increase energy costs, and make it harder to bring innovative American clean energy technologies to market."May 15, 2025
Collin ReesThis bill "allows corporations to further pollute our air and water, destroys thousands of clean energy jobs, and puts us all at greater risk from climate disasters."Jul 03, 2025
Toshiko Hasegawa"The passage of this bill makes the local fight against climate change harder, not easier."Jul 15, 2025
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