The federal government is in the middle of rolling out new plans to tackle climate change. FOX 4’s Blake Hanson spoke with the White House's National Climate Advisor, Gina McCarthy, about how those changes will impact Texas.
The White House's National Climate Advisor Gina McCarthy spoke with FOX 4’s Blake Hanson about how the federal government’s new plans to tackle climate change will impact Texas.This week, FOX 4’s Blake Hanson spoke with the White House's National Climate Advisor, Gina McCarthy, about how those changes will impact Texas.
As brutal heat sparks wildfires across the state and pushes Texas’ electric grid to its limits, the White House is in the midst of rolling out new climate actions after congressional action on the matter failed.It’s still unclear how much Texas will benefit, with the ERCOT-run grid mostly cutoff from the rest of the country.
"Oh, absolutely. I mean, we are talking about offshore wind in the Gulf of Mexico for the first time. We are looking at opportunities not just in Texas, but in Louisiana, with this 700,000 acres, with that are now going to be eligible for leasing. We're seeing a lot of private sector interest in actually the development of offshore wind. We're seeing it big time in the Atlantic. We're also seeing it outside the Pacific.
"He also talked about resources that are going on the table, more than $2 billion from FEMA, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, to help people adjust as these temperatures rise. We're talking about more access to air conditioners, more access to cooling centers. We're talking about opportunities under Housing and Urban Development and Health and Human Services to actually allow people more access to cooling systems.
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