Boiling Point

The Climate Law That Trump Couldn’t Quite Kill

Episode Summary

In her new book, The Carbon Wave, political scientist Leah Stokes traces the years of work involved in the creation of the Inflation Reduction Act, the landmark climate law that she helped shape. She talks with Miranda Green about the law’s legacy, how it has endured despite Trump, and the future of clean energy in the U.S. And Boiling Point reporter Noah Haggerty recaps the week in climate news.

Episode Notes

In her new book, The Carbon Wave, political scientist Leah Stokes traces the years of work involved in the creation of the Inflation Reduction Act, the landmark climate law that she helped shape. She talks with Miranda Green about the law’s legacy, how it has endured despite Trump, and the future of clean energy in the U.S. And Boiling Point reporter Noah Haggerty recaps the week in climate news.