Energy and climate policies in two sweeping pieces of legislation moving through Congress would put within reach President Joe Biden’s goals of achieving 80% clean energy and a 50% economy-wide reduction in carbon emissions by 2030, according to an analysis by Senate Democrats. In a letter to colleagues, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said the legislation, if enacted, would represent the most significant investment in fighting climate change in history, and pointed out that it comes on the heels of a dire Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report, which found that the worst effects of climate change won’t be staved off unless drastic steps are taken to eliminate greenhouse gas pollution. “The bottom line is this: we have very little time to prevent the most horrendous outcomes for our children and grandchildren,” Schumer wrote in the letter. “But if we act now and act boldly, we can mitigate the […]