After a rollercoaster ride of a journey to Congressional approval in August,
the Inflation Reduction Act represents the largest single federal investment in the fight against climate change in US history. The energy and climate
provisions contained in the $700 billion bill are projected to reduce the
nation's greenhouse gas emissions 40% by 2030, getting the United States
significantly closer to meeting its climate goals.
How did the bill come about? What's in the bill and how does it aim to meet
this ambitious target? What impacts can we expect to see in terms of American industry, investment, and jobs?
Panelists Alexis Abramson (Dean, Thayer School of Engineering), Klaus Keller (Hodgson Distinguished Professor of Engineering, Thayer School of Engineering), Erich Osterberg (Dartmouth Associate Professor of Earth Sciences) and Anant Sundaram (Clinical Professor of Business Administration, Tuck School of Business) shared their perspectives on the bill.
John Minderman TU'23 and Nathaniel Roe '23 moderated the discussion.
