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Axios Re:Cap

New Mexico Gov. Lujan Grisham on Biden's green jobs plan

Axios Re:Cap

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🗓️ 20 August 2020

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

One of the policy specifics offered up repeatedly during the Democratic National Convention has been Joe Biden's promise to create millions of renewable energy sector jobs. Dan digs into his plan with Biden campaign surrogate and New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham, whose state is a major player in both renewable energy and fossil fuels.

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0:00.0

Hi, I'm Dan Premack and welcome to Axios Recap, presented by Facebook.

0:07.0

Today's Thursday, August 20th.

0:09.1

Steve Bannon is down.

0:10.8

New jobless claims are up and we're focused on Joe Biden's promise to create 10 million clean energy jobs.

0:20.9

Tonight is the fourth and final night of the Democratic National Convention, with

0:25.3

presumptive nominee Joe Biden expected to become the official nominee and give his acceptance

0:30.0

speech.

0:31.2

If the first three nights are any indication, expect to continue hearing much more about

0:35.5

personality than about policy, stories rather than specifics.

0:39.5

But one policy thing that has been raised multiple times is Biden's promise to create millions of

0:45.0

jobs in the renewable energy sector, areas like solar and wind and the 21st century electric grid.

0:50.8

It's one of the few big-ticket economic policies from the Democrats that isn't necessarily

0:55.4

reliant on a COVID vaccine and which Biden argues could help reverse our current recession.

1:01.4

So in 15 seconds, we'll dig into his plan, including what it means for the future of fossil

1:06.3

fuel jobs like fracking ones with New Mexico governor and Biden campaign surrogate, Michelle Lujan

1:11.8

Grisham. But first, this.

1:17.9

We're joined now by New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham.

1:21.6

Governor, one of the things we've heard a lot this week during the DNC has been about

1:27.0

how a President Biden would usher in kind of this

1:30.0

surge in renewable energy jobs. Can you give me the big picture? How would he do that?

1:36.1

Well, yes. So, but I want to frame it. Not only is he committed and has incredible policies

1:42.1

about $2 trillion in investments for infrastructure,

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