'Creating new wind and solar tax credits while giving fossil fuel polluters a green light is the ultimate devil's bargain,' said jimrwalsh of foodandwater.
The permitting deal, which is separate from the reconciliation bill, is expected to receive a vote later this year.
"The draft requires that at least five of the priority items 'shall be projects to produce, process, transport, or store fossil fuel products, or biofuels, including projects to export or import those products," the group continued."Two of the priority projects should be devoted to the 'capture, transport, or store carbon dioxide, which may include the utilization of captured or displaced carbon dioxide emissions.
"Any future White House that seeks to do special favors for the fossil fuel industry would have broad executive authority to force the construction of new fracking pipelines, power plants, and methane export facilities," Walsh said."It would also hamstring the White House in efforts to curtail new fossil fuel infrastructure development sufficient to meet agreed upon climate goals.
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