Study finds Biden clean energy buildout largely persists despite Trump policy reversals

A new Columbia Center report argues that emissions reductions achieved through the Inflation Reduction Act remain largely intact in the power sector even after Trump administration repeal of key tax credits and clean energy provisions.

First covered Jul 6, 2026 · 2:00 AM PT · 4 articles

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10h Heatmap News The New Paper Arguing Biden’s Power Sector Emissions Cuts Are Largely Intact — Even Under Trump — Wait, is the climate policy landscape … in better shape than it looks? Just over a year ago, President Trump passed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

11h Heatmap News Transcript: The New Paper Arguing Biden’s Power Sector Emissions Cuts Are Largely Intact — Even Under Trump — This transcript has been automatically generated

11h Heatmap News Exclusive: New Report Says Trump Hasn’t Squashed Biden’s Clean Energy Buildout — When President Joe Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act into law in 2022, climate observers — myself included — marked it as a landmark victory in the…

11h Shift Key (Robinson Meyer & Jesse Jenkins) The New Paper Arguing Biden’s Power Sector Emissions Cuts Are Largely Intact — Even Under Trump — Wait, is the climate policy landscape … in better shape than it looks? Just over a year ago, President Trump passed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

Primary sources

ceepr.mit.edu Glass Half Full: Building a Decarbonized U.S. Power Sector - — cited by 2 of the outlets above

energypolicy.columbia.edu Lily Bermel - Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University SIPA | CGEP — cited by 2 of the outlets above

feeds.acast.com Shift Key with Robinson Meyer — cited by 2 of the outlets above

More coverage from around the web

time.com How Trump Is Trying to Undo the Inflation Reduction Act

influencemap.org InfluenceMap US Policy Update: Trump Administration Dismantles Climate Policy In Line With Industry Demands

presidency.ucsb.edu ICYMI: WSJ: Trump Vowed to Kill Biden's Climate Law. Republicans Say Not So Fast." | The American Presidency Project

grist.org Moderate Republicans defended Biden's climate law — then voted to repeal it | Grist

cbsnews.com Republicans propose gutting Biden climate bill for Trump tax cuts - CBS News

Appeared in: 2026-07-06 (#1)

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