Highlights Argues for gas plus CCS as backup Worries about cost implications of 100% renewables President-elect Biden should strike a new bargain in which Washington supports a role for gas in the rapid deployment of renewables in exchange for the industry’s commitment to advance toward zero-carbon emissions, a new report by the center-left Progressive Policy Institute asserted Dec. 16. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now The recommendation comes as Biden readies to take office on a platform of tackling climate change and accelerating the shift toward lower-emission energy sources. “We’ve gone from the campaign, which is a stage of grand themes and sweeping agendas, to the realities of governing, with a closely divided political system,” said Will Marshall, PPI president and founder in an interview. In his view, efforts by those on the environmental left to make Democrats “walk the plank” on fracking […]