Harris Promotes Biden’s Climate Agenda Using $1 Trillion Figure, Sparking Debate Over Cost Accuracy and Impact.

Vice President Kamala Harris has used the $1 trillion price tag to promote her and President Joe Biden’s climate change and environmental initiatives. The figure has been used in a series of speeches, often without giving the specifics of the financial cost. The number, which does not align with one of the chief metrics observers have used to measure the administration’s climate agenda, $369 billion. However, Harris is using figures from higher estimates of the IRA’s clean energy and climate costs. The League of Conservation Voters argues that this can be effective in showing voters that the administration cares about climate change.