Board #11 - The Role of Partisanship in State Climate Policy

• In Event: 71-308 - Poster Session: Environmental and Climate Policy

Brief Overview

From 1998 to 2020, Republican-led polarization slowed clean energy progress but left energy efficiency intact. I attribute this to the concentration of clean energy policy costs on carbon-intensive industries, which motivates political pushback.

Author

• Branden Bohrnsen, University of California-Los Angeles