Joe Biden is working with Clean Energy leaders to develop strategies to ensure that the clean economy will create jobs that will mitigate the impact of climate change, especially in diverse and varied communities across the nation, and insure that the benefits of the clean economy are equitably shared. [...] Question: How can we plan for and execute the placement if new, small modular nuclear reactors in communities where coal and gas plants currently pollute the environment, but where a nuclear replacement would be clean, safe and provide opportunity for the community to sell excess power back to the grid? Answer: The research and development process for several small modular (SMR) nuclear designs ar. [...] Increasingly low prices for EVs, and smarter and smarter thermostats and other information technologies mean that it is now easier and easier to share credits, track energy from source to final user, and ideally, to make policies progressive for the lowest-income members of society who pay the largest percentage of their income for energy. [...] This can both be a great way to accelerate the transition, and to educate everyone from individuals to companies to governments about the diverse benefits of sourcing clean energy. [...] It is up to all of us to implement and test new ideas and bring the lessons to the campaign.
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