First appearance on Fox: House Republicans are moving to roll back progressive Obama-era regulatory metrics on greenhouse gas emissions, arguing they sandbag the U.S. energy sector with “unscientific” standards. I am doing it.
“North Carolinians are struggling to fill their tanks and pay their electricity bills. What they are most concerned about is the 'social cost' of energy,” said Rep. Richard Hudson, RN.C. the lawmaker told FOX News Digital.
“We need to unlock American energy to lower prices, rather than crippling production with burdensome and costly regulations.”
Hudson, who is also chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee, is sponsoring a bill that would prevent federal agencies from using the “social cost of carbon” when developing new regulations for the U.S. energy sector. , led by 12 Republicans.
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Representative Richard Hudson is leading Republicans on a bill that would block the government from using “social cost” metrics when setting energy regulations. (Getty Images)
Models that calculate the “social cost” of greenhouse gases use several factors, including population health, sea level change, economic impacts, and other human-perceived costs.
Projections of “social cost” emissions can vary widely because the indicators vary widely. brookings institute.
It was first used as a federal regulatory tool under the Obama administration but was repealed by former President Trump.
President Biden made this part of his clean energy plan when he took office, and as part of an executive order titled “Protecting and Restoring Public Health and the Environment,” he announced that federal agencies will not be able to consider the “societal costs of greenhouse gases.” The special committee was instructed to consider whether this should be done. The science of tackling the climate crisis. ”
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The measure was first considered federally under the Obama administration. (Michelle Gustafsson/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Democrats have championed it as a necessary tool to present a more complete picture of the long-term harms of carbon pollution.
But Republicans have criticized the index as an unscientific tool that leads to onerous regulations.
Republican Study Committee Chairman Kevin Hahn (R-Okla.), a co-sponsor of the bill, said “social cost” metrics and the Biden administration's green energy push are driving up gas prices overall. said.
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“It's true that government intervention in the energy industry directly contributes to these rising costs. Manipulated and biased research must end. Americans deserve transparent and honest information. ” Hahn told Fox News Digital.
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Rep. August Pflueger (R-Texas), another co-sponsor of the bill, said, “The Biden-Harris White House is using a biased and flawed system to advance its war on America's energy producers. “This proves his willingness to hide behind a certain study.”
“The White House should unlock clean, affordable American energy and lower costs for Americans,” he said.
The White House did not respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.
