2024 MA Senate race: on Energy & Oil

John Deaton: Energy transition yes; but no Green New Deal

I oppose the Green New Deal. We need a multi-faceted and balanced approach to tackling this issue that protects our economy and is not ignorant to what is happening across the globe including emerging economies. We need to move ourselves through an energy transition, reducing our carbon footprint in a very systematic way while not causing a significant detriment to our economic well-being. Current policies promoted by Elizabeth Warren hurt the poor and middle class. Pursuing renewable energy and independence from fossil fuels is a must, but it must not be achieved on the backs of the people struggling the most. We must implement a plan that eventually achieves carbon neutrality in a sensible way. I’m confident that our future lies in renewable & sustainable energy, and that the ingenuity of this country, especially in places like Massachusetts, is poised to lead the rest of the world.