{"id":2031,"date":"2025-09-27T09:05:58","date_gmt":"2025-09-27T09:05:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/?p=2031"},"modified":"2025-09-27T09:05:58","modified_gmt":"2025-09-27T09:05:58","slug":"us-climate-groups-reframe-the-green-pitch-around-energy-costs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/?p=2031","title":{"rendered":"US climate groups reframe the green pitch around energy costs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__content-sign-up-topic-description o3-type-body-base\">Your guide to what Trump\u2019s second term means for Washington, business and the world<\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"article__content-sign-up-iframe close\" scrolling=\"no\" id=\"signUpIframe\" data-prev-url=\"\/register\/in-article-sign-up?ft-content-uuid=b6fa13e1-9589-4be4-bec9-31b0d7126956&amp;newsletter-id=65b8fec772badb00166eafc6\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<p>US climate leaders are reframing their focus on power costs to counter attacks by Donald Trump\u2019s administration, shifting the tactics behind a continued push into green energy.<\/p>\n<p>Business leaders, government officials and civil society groups gathered this week in New York for the first climate week on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly since the re-election of President Trump, who chose the occasion to slam climate change as a \u201cthe greatest con job ever\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>But climate-focused non-profit organisations, political advocates and corporate sustainability executives focused on a weak spot for the Trump administration: record high energy costs.<\/p>\n<p>Manish Bapna, chief executive of the Natural Resources Defense Council, said the removal of clean energy incentives which were put in place in the Joe Biden era would result in higher electricity prices. \u201cI believe the American public and the political system will respond,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe cleanest solutions are the most affordable solutions and that has huge pocketbook benefits for people\u2019s lives,\u201d said Vickie Patton general counsel at the Environmental Defense Fund. \u201cThere will be progress on climate because of the fundamentals.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Some Democratic politicians said their party had struggled to communicate to voters that the Inflation Reduction Act, the Biden administration\u2019s landmark climate policy, would improve the job market and the broader economy. By contrast, Trump and his energy secretary, Chris Wright, have repeatedly blamed renewable sources for high energy costs. <\/p>\n<p>Former energy secretary Jennifer Granholm said she expected the messaging from politicians would shift and fewer would mention the climate as a subject.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople see that as sort of a nice-to-have, not a must have,\u201d she said. \u201cAffordability is key.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fossil fuel executives have also sought to capitalise on the affordability issue, particularly for the support of projects in states with high electricity prices.<\/p>\n<p>Toby Rice, chief executive of gas producer EQT, said: \u201cThis environmental movement has been a bit of a free lunch, people have not seen the impacts of what happens when you cancel pipelines, but we\u2019re seeing it right now. Energy costs to consumers are up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Some Democratic politicians are weighing their options. New York governor Kathy Hochul is re-evaluating the North Eastern Supply and Constitution pipelines, both halted following environmental concerns, as a potential way to improve energy affordability.<\/p>\n<p>Chris Treanor, executive director of Page, a coalition of US liquefied natural gas producers, said: \u201cThere\u2019s been a recognition that maybe the ideology of opposing natural gas pipelines doesn\u2019t solve the problems that they believe that they did.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The shift in positioning has permeated the business world. Clean energy start-ups said they were widening their pitch when fundraising and signing deals.<\/p>\n<p>Thomas Sisto, chief executive of XL Batteries, said: \u201cI would say the era of the \u2018green premium\u2019 is dead\u2009.\u2009.\u2009.\u2009we don\u2019t shy away from saying that the best use of our tech is for wind and solar \u2014 but we\u2019re also targeting data centres and the oil and gas industry.\u201d <\/p>\n<figure class=\"n-content-image n-content-image--full\" data-component=\"image-set\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 700px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/__origami\/service\/image\/v2\/images\/raw\/ftcms%3A966ba37b-69d6-4212-b9b2-32eebb7366b1?source=next-article&amp;fit=scale-down&amp;quality=highest&amp;width=700&amp;dpr=1 1x,https:\/\/www.ft.com\/__origami\/service\/image\/v2\/images\/raw\/ftcms%3A966ba37b-69d6-4212-b9b2-32eebb7366b1?source=next-article&amp;fit=scale-down&amp;quality=highest&amp;width=700&amp;dpr=2 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geopolitical pressures which have given a boost to anti-green sentiment in some countries, many other country leaders expressed their commitment to the transition away from fossil fuels.<\/p>\n<p>More than 100 countries have submitted updated climate plans to the UN ahead of the next summit in Brazil in November, although heavy emitters such as India remain outstanding and some plans have been described as \u201cunderwhelming\u201d for not going far enough to address climate change. <\/p>\n<aside aria-labelledby=\"aside-label\" class=\"n-content-recommended--single-story n-content-recommended--inset\" data-component=\"recommended\">\n<p class=\"n-content-recommended__title o3-type-body-highlight\">Recommended<\/p>\n<div class=\"o-teaser o-teaser--article o-teaser--small o-teaser--stacked o-teaser--has-image o-teaser--opinion js-teaser\" data-id=\"81feb7d2-2763-4023-806b-89237743f07d\">\n<div class=\"o-teaser__image-container js-teaser-image-container\">\n<div 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