Republicans are expressing concerns that President Biden’s climate
policies could end up benefiting companies tied to China. The incentives
in the Inflation Reduction Act and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law are
pushing America away from fossil fuels too quickly, they argue, which
means using China’s clean energy supply chain. Democrats counter that
those laws are aimed at building up the U.S. manufacturing base to ease
the country’s dependence on China’s sector. POLITICO’s Josh Siegel and
Kelsey Tamborrino analyze the GOP’s strategy and what experts say about
China’s role in the American clean energy transition. Plus, the Treasury
Department issues guidance on climate law incentives for low-income and
coal communities. 

 

Josh Siegel is an energy reporter for POLITICO. 

Kelsey Tamborrino is a reporter covering clean energy.

Nirmal Mulaikal is a POLITICO audio host-producer.

Raghu Manavalan is a senior editor for POLITICO audio.

Jenny Ament is the executive producer of POLITICO’s audio department.