Hello,
As with most people I feel some what helpless about what the next 4 years will bring. Heather Clark, Senior Director for Building Sector Climate Policy at The White House thinks that a big bill will be presented in the new year and one of the small items in there will be the axing of the Inflation Reduction Act. What she made clear was that once the bill is drafted, it is too late. Advocacy needs to be done before a draft is finished.
The majority of our US clients benefit from these funds and it losing the IRA would push high efficiency and renewable energy payback period beyond what our clients can cover.
Advocacy is the only thing I think I have available to me (someone tell me if I can do something else - please!), so I have been emailing all our clients asking them to write a letter of support to their legislators for the IRA. I have no idea if this will make a difference but it doesn't take long to do.
I have attached the draft email I send and draft letter that I attach to the email if anyone would like to do that too.
James
USGBC created this one click support letter that goes to congress. https://usgbc.quorum.us/campaign/95012/ They should be sending out support letter template for corporate as well. There are also certain state/senators they are targeting. Best, Teresa