Republicans Ask Energy Secretary to Retract ‘Alarming’ Praise of China’s Climate Efforts

Republicans on the House Energy and Commerce Committee are seeking a retraction from Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm, who praised the regime in China for its efforts to combat climate change, and are demanding that Granholm “testify immediately.”
Granholm, during a March 10 interview for the 2023 South by Southwest conference in Austin, Texas, said that “we can all learn from what China is doing” to lessen its carbon footprint. She commended China for being “very sensitive” on the issue of climate change, claiming that its investments in clean energy have been “encouraging.”
The GOP lawmakers told Granholm in a March 13 letter (pdf) that they were “deeply troubled” by her remarks, which they said raised “serious questions about [her] judgment and priorities” as energy secretary….}

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