Change with a Caveat: What the US Midterms Mean for Energy and Climate Policy
The Democratic Party swept the United States (US) midterm elections with the ‘blue wave’ that many predicted. The results demonstrated that Americans will not ignore the links between the rising living costs, energy costs, and the perils of an overreliance on fossil fuels. At the time of writing,Associated Press News reports that Democrats have secured 254 seats in the House of Representatives, comfortably surpassing the 218 needed to form a majority.
