These anti-ESG Republicans are longtime supporters of green power

Some key Republican senators who’ve slammed Wall Street’s efforts to tackle climate change are themselves big supporters of green energy.
The dome of the U.S. Capitol is seen in Washington, U.S., April 17, 2023. | Photo: Amanda Andrade-Rhoades/Reuters/Ritzau Scanpix
The dome of the U.S. Capitol is seen in Washington, U.S., April 17, 2023. | Photo: Amanda Andrade-Rhoades/Reuters/Ritzau Scanpix
By Saijel Kishan and Ari Natter / Bloomberg

The list includes Iowa’s Chuck Grassley, Mike Crapo of Idaho and Mitt Romney from Utah. All three have criticized environmental, social and governance investing—which helps channel money to clean energy—and opposed President Joe Biden’s landmark Inflation Reduction Act and its climate provisions. But each has been a long-time advocate of renewable energy in their home states, and in some cases received campaign contributions from businesses that stood to gain.

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