Despite MAGA, Climate Mayors Vow to Continue the Clean Energy Revolution

Following the passage of the Big Ugly MAGA Project 2025 Angel of Death Economic Bill, the organization Climate Mayors released a joint statement attributable to Chairperson/Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego, Boise Mayor Lauren McLean, and Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens, saying that despite the gutting of clean energy and manufacturing tax credits, they will continue the clean energy revolution in their cities.

The statement reads:

“Today, Congress betrayed its promise to the hardworking people of this country by passing a bill that guts clean energy tax credits, raising costs for families and businesses at a time when more than half of Americans are living paycheck to paycheck. Creating more affordable cities that don’t price out the people who built them means investing in the tools and programs that we know lower costs – and that includes clean energy. We have seen firsthand these tax credits have made energy more reliable, more affordable, and more abundant; it has revived American manufacturing and created tens of thousands of good-paying jobs right here in our cities. By gutting clean energy tax credits, Congress is threatening to take us backwards instead of looking towards our future. As portions of our country suffer through yet another record-breaking and dangerous heat-wave, we will not let our cities be pawns of special interests. We will keep fighting the cost of living crisis that has been exacerbated by climate change. 

“As mayors, we have the power and the authority to keep pushing forward on the programs and policies that will create more affordable, more prosperous, and healthier cities. Climate Mayors stand ready and able to partner with other state, local, and business leaders to unleash abundant, affordable, and clean energy, create more good-paying jobs, and build healthier, safer, and more prosperous cities nationwide.”