How Do We Fund Public Power?

To avoid intensifying the current climate collapse, we need a massive and rapid buildout of renewable energy. But where will the money for this energy transition come from? Are existing programs like the Inflation Reduction Act adequate? And what alternatives should we fight for as the federal government scales back support for renewables? Join economist Stephen Maher and political scientist Scott Aquanno – authors of “The Fall and Rise of American Finance” (Verso, 2024) – for a discussion about how we finance the energy transition and other public goods in a moment of conservative counterrevolution.