House Republicans previewed how their party would approach climate and energy policy if they win the majority in the House of Representatives at an event at the United Nations' climate summit known as COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, this week.
November 11, 2022, 1:20 PMRich Powell, co-chair of the Conservative Climate Foundation, left, moderates a panel discussion titled Conservative Solutions to Global Climate Challenges: A Robust U.S. Energy, Climate and Conservation Agenda, with from second left, Heather Reams, President of Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions, U.S. Rep. John Curtis, of Utah, U.S. Rep. Garret Graves, R-La., U.S. Rep. Dan Crenshaw, R-Texas, and U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, in the U.S.
Graves also said the country needs to invest more in helping communities in areas vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, such as near coastlines, to adapt or become more resilient to the impacts of climate change because the cost of recovering after extreme storms is getting too high. "I distinguish between radical environmentalism and rational environmentalism. Radical environmentalism is what we mostly see. And that perpetuates solutions that are downright scary and foolish," said Rep. Dan Crenshaw, R-Texas, referencing rhetoric that says the world is on fire and attributes all extreme weather events to climate change.
MORE: Emissions must peak by 2025 to prevent disastrous climate change effects, according to new UN climate report Crenshaw said the U.S. should allow the oil and gas industry to expand so the country could export more natural gas to replace coal-fired power plants abroad, which he said would ultimately reduce global emissions. The panelists also said the country should also invest in more technologies like nuclear energy that can be used in the US and exported to developing countries to help them grow their economies without increasing the use of fuels like coal.
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