The Inflation Reduction Act, which passed this summer, includes $369 billion in climate and energy funding, much of it for high-tech solutions to help move the United States toward a greener future. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M) and Cathy Zoi, CEO of the electric charging company EVgo, join Washington Post Live to discuss how far the legislation goes in helping the country meet its carbon reduction goals and this month’s COP27 climate talks.

Washington Post deputy editor Juliet Eilperin speaks with Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M) and Cathy Zoi, CEO of the electric charging company EVgo, about how massive investments made by the Inflation Reduction Act could help combat the climate crisis.

Impact of historic new investments in climate and energy spending