Climate

"No matter what, none of this should deter President Biden from declaring a climate emergency and taking bold executive action to address this crisis."

"Is it enough? No," wrote one campaigner. "Does it have handouts we'll have to fight against? Yes. But we are on far stronger footing with this bill than without it."

Climate Power, the group behind the new analysis, said Democrats' new climate deal sends "a strong signal" that "deep pockets only go so far."

One progressive critic of the proposal charged that "it proves we need to elect more climate champions so that we can pass the policies actually needed to confront the crisis we all face."

One young activist asked whether the president will side with millions of Americans calling for action or "fold to a handful of fossil fuel executives and condemn my generation to a brutally warming world."

"Let's keep those executive actions coming—and use them not only to build renewables, but also to shut down fossil fuels," said Jamie Henn of Fossil Free Media.