TRIBUNE CONTENT AGENCY • November 10, 2020
Climate activists counting on President-elect Joe Biden to rapidly fulfill ambitious clean-energy promises may be in for disappointment. Other priorities, including stimulating the coronavirus-ravaged U.S. economy, expanding health care and adjusting tax rates are likely to take precedence over sweeping legislative action to curtail greenhouse gas emissions and combat climate change. Biden also would face long odds in advancing any big climate bills through the Senate if Republicans maintain control.