Could we use Trump's tricks to make good green policy?
About this episode
The episode discusses how tools used by Donald Trump could be repurposed for effective green policy and decarbonization efforts.
This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.volts.wtf/subscribe Even as he has torn down climate policy, Donald Trump has normalized the use of more powerful & aggressive tools of economic statecraft, like equity stakes in private companies, new federal authorities, and sovereign wealth funds. The Roosevelt Institute recently issued a collection of 17 essays exploring how a future administration could use the tools Trump has assembled for decarbonization. I talk with Todd Tucker, editor of and contributor to the volume, about these new industrial planning tools. Chapters: 00:00 – Introduction 02:32 – Did Biden's green policy prove durable? 09:39 – The Defense Production Act and the Sable pipeline 14:59 – Whether to leave the DPA on the table 15:35 – Executive orders and the durability problem 19:01 – Whether the Supreme Court treats Democrats differently 22:03 – Executive power and a disempowered Congress 25:05 – Senate malapportionment and filibuster reform 29:43 – Court reform and the major questions doctrine 34:13 – Manufacturing vs. deployment 42:52 – Permitting, abundance, and theory of power 49:20…
People in this episode
Host: David Roberts
Guest: Todd Tucker
Topics covered
- green policy
- economic statecraft
- industrial planning
- decarbonization
- executive power
- climate policy
Keywords
- Trump
- green policy
- economic tools
- decarbonization
- executive orders
- Roosevelt Institute
- industrial planning
- climate policy
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Roosevelt Institute, U.S. Steel, Supreme Court
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