Climate policy in 2023 and beyond: U.S. midterm election results, what they mean, and where we go from here

The 2022 U.S. midterm elections resulted in a divided government with a Republican-controlled House and a Democratic-controlled Senate. The document argues that this political landscape necessitates a focus on bipartisan, 'election-proof' policies and the effective implementation of existing landmark laws like the Inflation Reduction Act and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. It highlights specific funding allocations for carbon capture, hydrogen, and nuclear energy, while emphasizing the role of the EPA in finalizing methane regulations and the capacity of 17 states with aligned governors and legislatures to pursue net-zero goals by 2050.

• The 2022 midterm elections led to a divided government, with Republicans gaining 10 seats to take control of the House (222 seats) and Democrats increasing their Senate majority to a 51-49 split after flipping a seat in Pennsylvania.
• The election results suggest that there was no significant political backlash against the climate and clean energy policies established in the Inflation Reduction Act.

APA

Hunt, K. (2023). Climate policy in 2023 and beyond: U.S. midterm election results, what they mean, and where we go from here. Clean Air Task Force. https://www.catf.us/2023/01/climate-policy-2023-beyond-us-midterm-election-results/

Chicago

Hunt, Kara. Climate policy in 2023 and beyond: U.S. midterm election results, what they mean, and where we go from here. Clean Air Task Force, 2023. https://www.catf.us/2023/01/climate-policy-2023-beyond-us-midterm-election-results/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{hunt2023climate, author = {Hunt, Kara}, title = {{Climate policy in 2023 and beyond: U.S. midterm election results, what they mean, and where we go from here}}, institution = {Clean Air Task Force}, year = {2023}, month = jan, url = {https://www.catf.us/2023/01/climate-policy-2023-beyond-us-midterm-election-results/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }