In the spotlight during the last presidential debate of 2020, Democratic candidate Joe Biden said he will promote a transition out for the oil industry if he wins the election. But while it may sound like a huge red flag for America’s oil country, there are real signs that the transition may already be unavoidable. POLITICO’s Ben Lefebvre and Zack Colman analyze the climate portion of the debate.
Anthony Adragna is an energy reporter for POLITICO and host of POLITICO Energy.
Ben Lefebvre is an energy reporter for POLITICO.
Zack Colman covers energy and the environment for POLITICO.
Carlos Prieto is a Politico podcast producer.
Jenny Ament is the senior producer of POLITICO audio.
Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO audio.