Climate Politics
GOP to Phase Out Biden Energy Credits to Pay for Tax Cuts
A driver unplugs an electric vehicle charging station in Hudson, New York.
Photographer: Angus Mordant/BloombergHouse Republicans are proposing to eliminate a tax credit for electric vehicles and phase out incentives to develop clean-energy projects to help pay for President Donald Trump’s massive tax package.
The incentives put in place by former President Joe Biden’s signature climate law have been ripe targets for lawmakers looking for trillions of dollars to help pay for extending Trump’s tax cuts. The president himself has had a bullseye on them, deriding them as part of the “green new scam.”