Biden’s Bold Climate Plans Could Be Thwarted in GOP-Run Senate

Even if Joe Biden wins the White House, his ambitious climate agenda could be thwarted by a <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://securities/32663Z%20US%20Equity","_id":"00000175-94c5-d8cc-ab75-94cd84650001","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">Senate that is increasingly likely to remain in Republican control.

“An emboldened, moderate Senate is poised to stymie a progressive agenda at every turn,” observed Washington consultant Gloria Dittus. “A legislative Green New Deal has been derailed.”

Biden couldn’t count on help from a Republican-controlled Senate to realize his climate <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbDocId":"QDH1VTDWX2PS","_id":"00000175-94c5-d8cc-ab75-94cd84680000","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">vision, which lays out epic changes in the U.S. energy mix, anchored by promises to install renewable energy infrastructure, get cleaner cars on the road and create zero-emission mass transit systems. ...