How the ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ positions US energy to be more costly for consumers and the climate

Thu, 12 Jun 2025 04:53:53 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Andrew Pam
<https://theconversation.com/how-the-big-beautiful-bill-positions-us-energy-to-be-more-costly-for-consumers-and-the-climate-257783>

"When it comes to energy policy, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” – the
official name of a massive federal tax-cut and spending bill that House
Republicans passed in May 2025 – risks raising Americans’ energy costs and
greenhouse gas emissions.

The 1,100-page bill would slash incentives for green technologies such as
solar, wind, batteries, electric cars and heat pumps while subsidizing existing
nuclear power plants and biofuels. That would leave the country and its people
burning more fossil fuels despite strong popular and scientific support for a
rapid shift to renewable energy.

The bill may still be revised by the Senate before it moves to a final vote.
But it is a picture of how President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans
want to reshape U.S. energy policy.

As an environmental engineering professor who studies ways to confront climate
change, I think it is important to distinguish which technologies could rapidly
cut emissions or are on the verge of becoming viable from those that do little
to fight climate change. Unfortunately, the House bill favors the latter while
nixing support for the former."

Via Kenny Chaffin.

Cheers,
       *** Xanni ***
--
mailto:xanni@xanadu.net               Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/                 Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/            Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/               Manager, Serious Cybernetics

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