MIT Finds 67% of Biden-Era Emissions Cuts Survive Under Trump by 2035
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Updated · Heatmap · Jul 6
MIT Finds 67% of Biden-Era Emissions Cuts Survive Under Trump by 2035
1 articles · Updated · Heatmap · Jul 6
Summary
67% of the power-sector emissions cuts expected under Biden-era climate policies will still occur under Trump’s policy path, according to a new MIT energy report.
74% of the clean-energy capacity and 71% of the electricity generation projected under Biden’s policies would still be built by 2035, suggesting the rollback did less damage than feared in the power sector.
Lily Bermel, the report’s author, said the Inflation Reduction Act still mattered because it boosted wind, solar and storage investment, while some tax credits also remain in place through the end of the decade.
The findings shift attention from restoring wind and solar subsidies toward bottlenecks such as transmission, permitting and other supply-side constraints that still limit deeper emissions cuts.
If tax credits are no longer the answer, what will overcome the permitting gridlock now hindering America's clean energy future?
With one-third of climate progress erased by new policies, can market forces alone close the gap to meet environmental goals?
With new rules aiming to break China's solar dominance, can U.S. manufacturing build a complete, independent supply chain in time?
U.S. Power Sector Decarbonization 2026: MIT Report Finds Clean Energy Progress Endures Despite Policy Rollbacks and 2,600 GW Grid Backlog
Overview
The MIT report "Glass Half Full," released in July 2026, examines how the U.S. power sector’s clean energy progress remains resilient despite major policy changes. It explains that, even after the 2025 OBBA introduced new constraints and slowed the growth of solar and wind power compared to the earlier Inflation Reduction Act trajectory, most emissions reductions are expected to persist. The report highlights that fossil fuels are filling the gap left by slower clean energy expansion, but the overall buildout of clean infrastructure continues, showing that decarbonization is altered but not reversed.