Radio Program—The Inflation Reduction Act: What’s in the Sausage?
For nearly six decades, the U.S. government didn’t pass any comprehensive climate legislation. Now that’s changed.
The Inflation Reduction Act contains approximately $370 billion of investments in clean energy and climate solutions. But not everyone is happy. To get through the Senate, the bill offered carrots to entrenched fossil fuel interests, along with investments in renewable power. Many in disadvantaged communities, who so often bear the brunt of climate-induced disasters, feel they’ve been left out yet again.
The Commonwealth Club of California
United States
Chelsea Henderson
Director of Editorial Content, RepublicEn
Sam Ricketts
Co-Founder, Evergreen Action
Ozawa Bineshi Albert
Co-Executive Director, Climate Justice Alliance
Somini Sengupta
International Climate Reporter and Anchor, "Climate Forward" Newsletter, The New York Times
Greg Dalton
Founder and Host, Climate One
