Amid Debate, EDF Backs Enforceable CES But Reconciliation Uncertain

Correction Appended A top Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) official says the group favors an enforceable clean electricity standard (CES) but it is unclear whether such a measure could be included in legislation advanced through streamlined budget reconciliation procedures that some are pressing to use to bypass a threatened Republican filibuster. During an April 30 webinar hosted by Harvard University’s Project on Climate Agreements, Nat Keohane, EDF’s senior vice president for climate programs, said it is an “open question” whether...