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A progressive senator's warning to Biden: young climate voters aren’t happy
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19 minutes
Released:
Mar 14, 2024
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Podcast episode
Description
Today, POLITICO Energy host Josh Siegel sits down with Sen. Jeff Merkley
(D-Ore.), a vocal climate hawk, who is warning that President Joe
Biden’s climate record is 'insufficient' to win young voters –
highlighting a tension point within the Democratic party about how far
he should go in trying to curb the oil and gas industry. They discuss
Biden’s pause on new natural gas exports, his climate agenda, permitting
efforts, and complicated intra-party dynamics heading into the 2024
elections.
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Josh Siegel is an energy reporter for POLITICO.
Nirmal Mulaikal is a POLITICO audio host-producer.
Annie Rees is a senior audio producer-host at POLITICO.
Gloria Gonzalez is the deputy energy editor for POLITICO.
Matt Daily is the energy editor for POLITICO.
(D-Ore.), a vocal climate hawk, who is warning that President Joe
Biden’s climate record is 'insufficient' to win young voters –
highlighting a tension point within the Democratic party about how far
he should go in trying to curb the oil and gas industry. They discuss
Biden’s pause on new natural gas exports, his climate agenda, permitting
efforts, and complicated intra-party dynamics heading into the 2024
elections.
For more news on energy and the environment, subscribe to Power Switch,
our free evening newsletter: https://www.politico.com/power-switch
And for even deeper coverage and analysis, read our Morning Energy
newsletter by subscribing to POLITICO Pro:
https://subscriber.politicopro.com/newsletter-archive/morning-energy
Josh Siegel is an energy reporter for POLITICO.
Nirmal Mulaikal is a POLITICO audio host-producer.
Annie Rees is a senior audio producer-host at POLITICO.
Gloria Gonzalez is the deputy energy editor for POLITICO.
Matt Daily is the energy editor for POLITICO.
Released:
Mar 14, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode
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