SUN JOURNAL • December 5, 2024
President-elect Donald Trump has called climate change a “hoax.” And drilling remains his answer for every energy question. Never mind whether Trump or anyone else thinks climate change is real. One thing that is very real is the jobs the IRA is creating. It happens that 60% of these new jobs are in red states. If their Republican representatives don’t want them, no problem. There are plenty of other takers. Trump says he wants to open the environmentally fragile Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil drilling. We’ll see. Biden’s various legislative accomplishments have unlocked an estimated $1 trillion for green energy technologies. America is going ahead with the transition. Trump can’t stop it. And to those who want to pass on its economic benefits, go ahead. Others will happily take your place. ~ Froma Harrop