The Republican Plan for a Clean Energy Future

We know there are Republicans and Conservatives concerned about climate change, pollution and the environment. Certainly they will be heard, right? So here is the Republican plan for climate change and combatting pollution with clean energy:

[cue sound of crickets]

From the “Climate Beat,” a communication of the group Covering Climate Now, editors@coveringclimatenow.org:

“The GOP’s official platform, published last week, does not contain any mention of “climate change” or “renewable energy.” It emphasizes increasing fossil fuel production — “We will DRILL, BABY, DRILL,” the platform reads — and vows to scrap Biden administration emissions regulations, as well as “end market-distorting restrictions on Oil, Natural Gas, and Coal.” Science is unequivocal, however, that expanded fossil fuel use will only accelerate climate change; to stave off the worst impacts of a hotter planet, scientists say humanity must rapidly reduce its reliance on fossil fuels.

“The Republican platform mimics much of what’s found in Project 2025, a conservative coalition’s plan for bending the federal government into alignment with right-wing policy objectives that’s expected to serve as a roadmap for a second Trump administration’s first year. As we noted last week, Project 2025 contains extensive attacks on climate action, including mandates to repeal the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), withdraw from the Paris Agreement, and kneecap the green energy transition. 

“Nor does Trump’s pick of Senator J.D. Vance as his running mate change the Republican narrative. Vance has questioned settled science about humanity’s role in climate change, attacked the IRA, and petitioned to boost fossil fuel production — never mind that the US is already the world’s leading producer of oil and gas — all while taking hundreds of thousands from the fossil fuel industry in donations.”

To my colleagues in the Republican party and Conservatives who know what is going on: PLEASE speak up! We need your voices!