Promises of addressing our nation’s energy system and impact have been emerging for months from Biden’s team. Does this mean we will finally begin writing cohesive and responsible national energy policy?

The virus brought nations of industry to their knees in weeks, and with the swift drop in manufacturing, so too dropped air pollution. Quite suddenly, we as a class, and as a planet were witnessing an absolute about-face in emissions. Pandemics were never listed on any emissions reductions simulations that I used, though that will now surely change.