It has been a long election season with countless twists and turns and changing poll numbers, but we’re almost to the finish line. As Americans prepare to cast their votes, it’s time to sharpen our focus and take a closer look at where the major party candidates stand on some of the most pressing issues facing our country: promoting sustainable growth and improving our energy infrastructure.
At Business Roundtable, we believe enacting sound energy and environmental policies should be a top priority for the next administration, and we’re thrilled that both Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) and Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) have made tackling energy and climate change top priorities of their campaigns. As we learned in July when we hosted the candidates’ advisors at our Energy and Environment Forum, Obama and McCain share some common policy positions.
On environmental policy, for instance, both favor “smart grid” power lines and have promoted cap-and-trade plans to combat global climate change. Both oppose oil exploration in ANWR. Both favor a combination of tax incentives and public investments to spur development in clean coal and alternative energy sources like wind and solar.