Not every Republican lawmaker has publicly acknowledged that Joe Biden won the presidential election as President Trump refuses to concede. But trade groups often aligned with the GOP have already come to grips with the power change coming in Washington. Over the last several days, representatives from manufacturers, coal-mining companies, oil producers and other industries have congratulated the president-elect on his victory – and signaled they are interested in helping shape Biden’s plans to tackle climate change. Biden’s proposal to spend $2 trillion over four years to reduce emissions while creating jobs was written in coordination with environmental activists and labor unions , and now companies want a seat at the table. “There’s likely to be a difference between what the campaign proposal was and what we see in legislation,” said Marty Durbin, president of the Global Energy Institute at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, one of the nation’s […]