The next president should cut spending for all federal greenhouse gas regulations, the conservative Heritage Foundation said Tuesday in its Blueprint for a New Administration. “The President should also call on Congress to pass legislation that prevents all agencies from regulating greenhouse gas emissions. No credible evidence suggests that anthropogenic warming poses a threat to the earth’s climate or that climate regulations will significantly affect global temperatures,” the blueprint says.
The blueprint also calls for scrapping the social cost of carbon (SCC) used to factor the impact of government actions on climate change, as well as all Environmental Protection Agency global warming regulations on vehicles, power plants, and airlines. “The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has evolved into a vast command-and-control regulatory regime that impedes the flourishing of a free and vibrant society,” Heritage said.
In the Department of Energy, the Heritage Foundation would have the next president phase out the offices of Fossil Energy, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Electricity Deliverability and Reliable Energy, and Nuclear Energy. “Eliminating these offices will send a strong message that the government does not need to intervene in energy markets, whether it is for conventional fuels or renewable ones,” the blueprint says.