The Energy Department is dramatically walking back new energy efficiency
standards for distribution transformers – a move that highlights how the
Biden administration is trying to balance its climate agenda and
concerns from lawmakers, industry groups, and pro-union allies in an
election year. POLITICO’s James Bikales breaks down why DOE is scaling
down the rule and how Biden’s climate agenda is walking a tightrope.
Plus, the European Union says carbon dioxide emissions from power plants
and industrial sites dropped a record 15.5 percent last year. 

 

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Catherine Morehouse is an energy reporter for POLITICO. 

James Bikales is the host of Morning Energy and a 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.