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"Climate policy has long been framed as a trade-off between protecting the environment and protecting jobs. At a moment when affordability and the cost of living have become major political issues, this raises new challenges and opportunities for the climate left. The Trump administration has tried to frame renewable energy as expensive and unreliable, arguing that the United States needs to double down on fossil fuels to keep costs down. But it’s not just Trump. After Zohran Mamdani’s election, centrist politicians have taken up the affordability mantle — and sometimes used it to challenge renewable energy projects. For example, Gov. Kathy Hochul has framed New York’s signature climate law as being too costly to implement. People across the political spectrum are putting forward the idea that we can’t afford to prioritize renewable energy right now.
New research by Climate and Community Institute (CCI) makes a strong case that a well-managed renewable energy transition doesn’t have to contribute to an inflationary crisis and could even offer lower energy prices. In this interview, political scientist and CCI fellow Alyssa Battistoni interviews the organization’s research director, Patrick Bigger, and senior fellow Kristina Karlsson to discuss how decarbonization can actually help tackle the affordability crisis, who should bear the costs of the transition, and what new models and alternatives can offer a path forward to getting us off of fossil fuels."
https://jacobin.com/2026/05/just-transition-climate-affordability-renewables
#ClimateChange #Affordability #Renewables #ClimateTransition
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