Bipartisanship it’s not. But both candidates at Tuesday’s vice presidential debate pitched a similar-sounding climate message: lower carbon emissions by producing more American energy.
The gap between the two parties became more stark in the details.
The Republican nominee, Sen. JD Vance, first shed doubt on climate change — calling it “weird science” — before arguing the U.S. should reshore domestic manufacturing and energy production. Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz responded by pointing out that the Democrats’ 2022 climate law boosted manufacturing jobs and clean energy.
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“We’re close to agreement,” Walz said, “because all of those things are happening.”
