Climate & Energy
Carbon, oil, renewables, EVs — the policy fight over the energy transition.
The climate debate has shifted: the question is no longer whether the climate is changing but what to do about it, how fast, and who pays. Conservatives stress energy security, grid reliability, and the economic cost of an accelerated transition. Liberals stress the physical costs of delay, the geopolitics of fossil fuel dependence, and the industrial opportunity of clean energy. Bilateral covers the policy fights — carbon pricing, EV mandates, pipeline approvals, nuclear permitting, the Inflation Reduction Act — at the level of actual mechanism.
22 debates
- Should juveniles ever receive life sentences without parole?Apr 13, 2026
- Should the Keystone XL pipeline have been built?Apr 13, 2026
- Should the Supreme Court's power of judicial review be curtailed?Apr 13, 2026
- Should eminent domain be restricted for private development?Apr 13, 2026
- Is natural gas a bridge fuel or a climate problem?Apr 13, 2026
- Should coal plants be shut down on an aggressive timeline?Apr 13, 2026
- Does the EPA have too much regulatory authority?Apr 13, 2026
- Should the United States commit to the Paris Climate Agreement?Apr 13, 2026
- Should new offshore oil drilling be permitted?Apr 13, 2026
- Should nuclear power be expanded to fight climate change?Apr 13, 2026
- Should the United States recommit to global climate agreements?Apr 13, 2026
- Should the United States reduce its nuclear arsenal?Apr 13, 2026
- Is torture ever justified in counterterrorism?Apr 13, 2026
- Should the United States rejoin the Iran nuclear deal?Apr 13, 2026
- Should Medicaid be expanded in every state?Apr 13, 2026
- Should police department budgets be cut and reallocated?Apr 13, 2026
- Should the federal government pay reparations for slavery?Apr 13, 2026
- Is aggressive federal climate policy justified given the economic costs?Apr 13, 2026
- Should gasoline cars be phased out for electric vehicles?Apr 13, 2026
- Should the US adopt a federal carbon tax?Apr 13, 2026
- Tampa Police Dept. revises its immigration policies following AG’s warning - Florida PhoenixApr 13, 2026
- Why climate funders don't fund housing policy, and why they oughttaApr 12, 2026