CHIEF OF STAFF, CAMPAIGN MANAGER AND CLIMATE CZAR

Three centuries ago Jean Montesquieu warned travelers in desert lands about anthropological risks in the Persian Gulf.

 In Arabia there were some called Troglodytes ... so wicked and brutish that they were strangers to the principles of justice and equity

                   —     Persian Letters   1721

Biden seems unaware that the views of his Climate Czar, John Podesta, better known as Hillary's Campaign Manager, hinge on his speechwriters belief that  troglodytes are less Ali Baba's accomplices than cave dwellers who work the other side of  K Street .

What will the Emirs make of this when Podesta takes Ambassador Kerry by the hand and leads him behind the COP 28 Green Area curtain to do the Net Zero deal?

How John Podesta Is Thinking About the IRA's Big Final Tax Credits

BEHOLD THE SCOURGE OF THE TROGLODYTES

ROBINSON MEYER  • EMILY PONTECORVO • DECEMBER 5, 2023

...the White House advisor tells Heatmap that rules around hydrogen, manufacturing, and aviation fuel are weeks away and offers a window into his thinking.

The rules governing virtually all of the remaining policies in President Joe Biden's climate law — including some of its most important and generous provisions — will come out in the next several weeks, signaling a new era in the law's implementation...

in Dubai, the advisor John Podesta said that the Treasury Department will publish rules governing some of the law's biggest remaining subsidies by the end of the year. 

The former White House chief of staff and veteran political strategist also offered a window into his thinking about the implementation of the policies, which he has been charged with overseeing since last year. "