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Dave Borlace's pre-election analysis follows US regulatory rollbacks while examining the forces keeping renewable energy moving.
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Can Americans take back control of climate policy?
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- 2:11Borlace explains the EPA endangerment finding and changes to vehicle emissions and fuel economy rules.
- 4:40Power-station carbon standards, renewable tax incentives and wind leasing restrictions form the next part of his analysis.
- 6:26Investment risks sit alongside reports of record solar and battery installations.
- 8:55Federal land policy changes and cuts to NOAA climate research widen the discussion beyond electricity generation.
- 12:00Emissions projections and the US Climate Alliance illustrate the continuing role of markets and state-level action.
- 15:07Borlace closes with an appeal to consider climate consequences when voting in the midterms.
What can American voters change about climate policy, and what is already moving beyond Washington's control? Dave Borlace takes both questions seriously in "Can Americans take back control of climate policy?", Just Have a Think's only new upload this week.
Published before the midterms, it has reached roughly 108,000 views. Borlace works through the dismantling of greenhouse-gas rules, weaker vehicle efficiency targets, restrictions on wind projects and cuts to climate research. His argument extends beyond emissions: these decisions also concern drivers' fuel bills, investment and America's economic competitiveness.
But this isn't simply a catalogue of reversals. Citing research from Wood Mackenzie and Rhodium Group, he sets federal policy against continuing solar and battery installations, then considers the role of the US Climate Alliance. The closing appeal to American voters follows a deliberately international point: US decisions have consequences far outside its borders. This is a pre-election argument, not a response to the results.
The upload is currently the channel's busiest video, with its India energy-system explainer close behind. That September film has passed a million views, exploring whether solar and cheaper batteries can meet growing demand despite coal's dominance and grid bottlenecks. "Hydrogen Hype is Back! Should we believe it this time?" also remains active, bringing transport economics and infrastructure into the mix.
Subscribers were unchanged over the week, while daily viewing is currently below the channel's usual level. Nearby in size, Simon Clark also recorded no weekly subscriber gain; WeatherAdam's daily viewing is running above its norm. For Just Have a Think, the continuing draw spans three distinct energy questions: American policy, India's electricity build-out and hydrogen's difficult transport case.
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- 747,000
- Channel views, last 7 days
- 245,383
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- November 1, 2026
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NOAA is the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the US agency whose climate research features in Borlace's analysis.