Statement of Nathaniel Keohane
President, Center for Climate and Energy Solutions

February 12, 2026

On EPA’s Repeal of the Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding and Vehicle Standards:

“America needs leadership that will protect communities from the worsening impacts of climate change and seize the economic opportunities created by growing energy demand. This action fails on both counts. Instead, the EPA is piling on new problems by distorting the scientific record and turning its back on settled law, going well beyond reasonable partisan differences. The result will threaten the health of our communities and undermine the economic well-being of our nation.

“EPA’s repeal of the Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding and climate pollution standards for cars and trucks will leave greenhouse gas emissions unaddressed in the sector of our economy where they are greatest. While these protective guardrails may be gone, the reality of climate change remains. Climate-fueled extreme weather events are increasingly taking lives and wreaking economic havoc in cities and towns across the nation today, and that concern will only grow in the coming years.

“Stripping away the well-designed policy framework put in place over decades will not change that reality. What will change is the willingness of businesses to invest in America. No business asked for this; they see the rest of the world is racing toward the vast opportunity of the clean energy economy.

“A thriving, more prosperous future is possible: one in which abundant, affordable clean energy powers our economy, improves everyday lives, and dramatically reduces climate pollution. The EPA has chosen a less prosperous path for Americans, making that reality far more difficult for families to achieve.”