Tallying energy and the environment for this election

Published: Nov. 3, 2020, 10 a.m.

Months of campaigns, promises, rallies, and debates all lead up to here: millions of Americans are headed to the polls to join their voices to those of nearly a hundred million people who have cast their ballot to elect the next President of the United States. And while the pandemic has taken center stage during the campaign season, 2020 is also the year where climate change, energy, and the environment have risen as major political issues in almost every level of politics. POLITICO’s Annie Snider and Anthony Adragna recount the presidential, Senate, and House campaigns and their focus on the environment. Anthony Adragna is an energy reporter for POLITICO and host of POLITICO Energy. Annie Snider is an energy reporter for POLITICO. Carlos Prieto is a Politico podcast producer. Jenny Ament is the senior producer of POLITICO audio. Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO audio.