Do Trump and Harris have climate change plans? See where both candidates stand
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- Sep 10, 2024
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September 10, 2024 / 11:58 AM EDT
/ CBS News Project 2025
, the Republican policy blueprint drafted by conservatives with ties to Trump, calls for the "restructuring and streamlining" of the Environmental Protection Agency. Trump has distanced himself from the Heritage Foundation-backed project, but CBS News' analysis
shows that among the 735 specific policy proposals outlined Project 2025, more than one-third are connected to Trump in some way.
Trump in 2017 announced the U.S. would pull out of the landmark Paris climate agreement, an accord signed by over 200 countries to set targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The withdrawal process took three years to complete and was finalized the day after the election, on Nov. 4, 2020. On Mr. Biden's first day as president, he signed an order to rejoin the agreement. Trump would exit the agreement again if elected.
Does Donald Trump have a climate change plan?
Trump has not released a comprehensive roadmap outlining proposed policies, but his team did share an outline of his energy plan with CBS News via email, some of which is detailed in the preceding section.
One of the more ambitious goals in the plan is to slash energy and electricity prices by "far more" than half. "Your energy bills will be down by 50%-70%," a statement at the top from Trump reads. Experts who spoke with Axios cast doubt on this promise, explaining that his ability to alter global energy prices would be limited.
Outside of the energy plan, the Republican Party's intentions for a Trump presidency can be gleaned from the official GOP platform.
Kamala Harris' stance on climate change
Harris regularly touts the Inflation Reduction Act, which she cast tie-breaking vote
for. In her interview with CNN, she said she believes the climate crisis is an "urgent matter" and the nation should apply emissions metrics and adhere to specific deadlines.
"We did that with the Inflation Reduction Act," she said. "We have set goals for the United States of America and by extension, the globe around when we should meet certain standards for reduction of greenhouse gas emissions as an example."
As part of the Inflation Reduction Act, the Biden administration introduced tax credits in an effort to spur electric vehicle adoption. According to reporting by Axios, Harris has not made clear whether she supports her previous stance of making automakers build only electric or hydrogen vehicles by 2035. A spokesperson from her campaign told the news site that Harris "does not support an electric vehicle mandate." CBS News has asked the Harris campaign for more information and is awaiting a response.
Before taking on her role as vice president, Harris held big oil companies accountable through her position as California attorney general. In 2016, she launched an investigation into Exxon Mobil
for allegedly misleading the public and shareholders about climate risks. That same year, she also pursued legal action against Plains All-American Pipeline regarding a 2015 oil spill.
However, she's not expected to completely pull the plug on America's oil and gas production if elected president.
As a candidate in the Democratic primaries four years ago, Harris said during a CNN town hall that she was in favor of banning fracking, the process that involves injecting a solution of water and chemicals into rock formations to extract oil and natural gas.
But during a CNN interview on Aug. 29, she said, "as president, I will not ban fracking," a statement industry executives have quickly latched onto. Still, they remain skeptical about what her other energy initiatives will entail.
Oil and gas production reached record highs under the Biden administration. Mr. Biden approved almost 50% more gas and oil leases during his time in office than his Republican predecessor did during his first three years in office, according to reporting by Politico.
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