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Energy and climate: Where do Harris and Trump stand?

Oct 01, 2024 View Original Article
  • Bias Rating

    50% Medium Conservative

  • Reliability

    65% ReliableFair

  • Policy Leaning

    50% Medium Conservative

  • Politician Portrayal

    -4% Negative

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

70% : But Harris has presented her support for renewable energy modes as part of a broader portfolio that includes fossil fuels.
61% : "I am proud that as vice president over the last four years, we have invested a trillion dollars in a clean energy economy while we have also increased domestic gas production to historic levels," she said at a Sept. 10 ABC News debate with Trump.
52% : Trump also says he supports some climate-conscious technology, including megadonor Elon Musk's Tesla brand of electric vehicles, but that Democrats have overinvested in non-fossil fuels.
51% : Biden has long talked about a transition away from fossil fuels as a benefit to U.S. workers, positioning them on the cutting edge of a growing industry.
48% : Trump supports fossil fuel production, blaming policies to support renewable energy for rising energy prices.
47% : For Trump, that has involved hammering the Biden-Harris administration for encouraging renewable energy production.
45% : "At a campaign stop in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, this month, Harris said Trump's focus on fossil fuels would hamper job growth, saying he would "send thousands of good-paying clean energy jobs overseas.
38% : But there is some overlap between what the conservative think tank has laid out and what Trump said he plans to do in a second term in the White House.
34% : Trump has sought to distance himself from the policy blueprint Project 2025, written by the Heritage Institute.
33% : "Trump and his running mate, Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance, have said Democrats' focus on renewable energy sources has limited existing energy jobs.
30% : Inflation was caused by "stupid spending for the Green New Deal, which was a green new scam, it turned out," Trump said at a Sept. 26 press conference.
21% : "Trump has had harsh words for Democrats' climate law, blaming its spending for rising inflation.

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