Department of Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm had a heated exchange Friday with Chief Deputy Whip Guy Reschenthaler on her previous comments praising China's energy policy.
Rep. Guy Reschenthaler, R-Pa., during a House Judiciary Committee meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington.
Reschenthaler continued pressing the energy secretary on the extent of China's emissions, the continued construction of coal power plants in the country, and its Paris Climate Accord-sanctioned ability to increase emissions until 2030. recently hit its coal-production record last year. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration,"55% of China’s energy" now comes from coal,"compared to 11% in the U.S."
Granholm repeatedly clarified that she was aware of statistics on China's impact on the global environment."Knowing that you knew all that when you made the comment, would you like to retract your praise for China?" Reschenthaler asked. "No, my praise for China was on what they are doing to invest in clean energy, even as they are the world’s largest emitter," Granholm told the Pennsylvania representative.
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