Many Midterm Elections Will Impact Climate

The author of this article has gone to an enormous amount of effort to look through thousands of different midterm elections at the state and local level, and examine the impact that each one has with respect to climate change.

This may sound like an exercise in pedantry; after all, how much impact does some county government have on the CO2 levels in our Earth’s atmosphere?

Well, keep in mind things like:

Achieving supermajorities that can overturn vetoes from right-wing governors

State utility regulatory commissions

Building codes that aim at net-zero carbon targets

Decommissioning coal-fired power plants

New spending on public transit

Incentives for EVs

Restoring forests, grasslands, and wetlands

In all , this is a fascinating piece of reporting.