What’s Next for Biden’s Climate Plan?

<p>The Clean Electricity Program has been at the heart of President Biden’s climate agenda since he took office.</p><p>But passage was always going to come down to a single senator: Joe Manchin of West Virginia.</p><p>With Mr. Manchin’s support now extremely unlikely, where does that leave American climate policy?</p><p>Guest: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/coral-davenport?smid=pc-thedaily">Coral Davenport</a>, a correspondent covering energy and environmental policy for The New York Times. </p><p><i>Love listening to New York Times podcasts? Help us test a new audio product in beta and give us your thoughts to shape what it becomes. Visit </i><a href="http://nytimes.com/audio"><i>nytimes.com/audio</i></a><i> to join the beta.</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/signup/NTTD?smid=pc-thedaily">Sign up here</a> to get The Daily in your inbox each morning. And for an exclusive look at how the biggest stories on our show come together, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/the-daily?module=inline">subscribe to our newsletter</a>. </p><p>Background reading: </p><ul><li>Senator Joe Manchin, a Democrat from coal-rich West Virginia, has told the White House that he is<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/15/climate/biden-clean-energy-manchin.html"> firmly against one of the most powerful parts</a> of President Biden’s climate agenda.</li><li>Faced with the likely demise of the program, the White House and outraged lawmakers are<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/16/climate/democrats-carbon-tax-climate.html"> scrambling to find alternatives</a>.</li></ul><p>For more information on today’s episode, visit <a href="http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily">nytimes.com/thedaily</a>. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.</p>