Congressman Neal Will Decide How Bold We Go on Climate

Boston — Sierra Club is calling on Congressman Neal to go bold on incentivizing a just transition to a clean energy economy. As Chair of the Ways and Means Committee, Congressman Neal has the power to ensure that the historic $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation bill includes the strongest incentives possible for the longest period possible, 10 years. Such a bill should promote the development of a domestic manufacturing supply chain for clean energy while rapidly deploying renewable energy infrastructure that will decarbonize our electricity grid and protect communities from extreme climate disasters. Congressman Neal should also end the billions of dollars in special interest subsidies that disproportionately benefit the fossil fuel industry. 

Congress must deliver transformational investments in climate action and infrastructure that will enable us to effectively tackle the climate crisis, create millions of family-sustaining jobs, and fight economic, racial, environmental, and gender injustice. 

Deb Pasternak, State Director for Sierra Club Massachusetts Chapter, issued the following statement:

“We don't need to read the IPCC report to know that the climate crisis is already here. This summer’s extreme weather and ever-intensifying storms like Hurricane Ida show us that we aren’t doing enough to address the climate crisis. The long-serving Congressman Richard Neal, as Chair of the Ways and Means Committee, has an outsized influence on the structure, size, and duration of the programs that will drive our transition to a just renewable energy economy. Here in his home state of Massachusetts, Congressman Neal’s leadership would enable an economic revitalization around a homegrown clean energy industry.”