Climate hawks have one thing on our side: the cost of clean energy is going down all the time. But we also have big hurdles: the energy transition requires a lot of building, and we don’t have time on our side. We have to pass this permitting bill this Congress!
Zeke Hausfather
@hausfath
Oct 2
Actual climate scientist here. The permitting reform bill was introduced by Senate climate champions like @SenWhitehouse. It will reduce US emissions. We don't have the luxury to make the perfect the enemy of the good – which time and time again has led to doing nothing at all.

Oct 2, 2026 · 6:10 PM UTC

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Replying to @willpoffwebster
it has given me whiplash to see the same people who say “we are in a climate crisis, we don’t have the luxury of waiting for action” now turn around and say we can wait for a speculative better permitting proposal in 2029
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