Post-Election Energy And Environment Policy Outlook

Highlights

• President-Elect Joe Biden's victory could reshape the U.S. energy sector in the years to come. However, a diminished Democratic majority in the U.S. House of Representatives and a narrowly divided Senate presents a challenging federal landscape that policymakers will need to navigate.
• Climate change will be a priority for the new administration. This is consistent with the Biden/Harris campaign's messaging and plans to achieve net-zero carbon emissions for the power sector by 2035 and economy-wide by 2050.
• This Holland & Knight alert explores what the regulatory and legislative energy and environment policy landscape could look like under a Biden Administration.