NRDC advises Congress to update DOE mandate but politics likely to stall legislation

摘要

Congress’ nearly 15-year-old directives to the Department of Energyare hampering the federal response to the climate crisis and mutingthe economic benefits the US could reap from a clean energyeconomy, the Natural Resources Defense Council said Wednesday in anew report.The report offers recommendations for revising DOE’s mandate tobetter reflect today’s technological advancements and growing support from both sides of the aisle for action to mitigate the effectsof climate change.