A progressive senator's warning to Biden: young climate voters aren’t happy

POLITICO Energy

English - March 14, 2024 09:00 - 19 minutes - 17.8 MB - ★★★★ - 120 ratings
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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.

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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