GOP’s House Majority Complicates Podesta’s Climate Spending Role

Clean energy czar John Podesta’s task in overseeing $369 billion under the climate and tax law got several degrees tougher now that Republicans have won control of the House—and the power to closely scrutinize his office.

A lack of trust from Republicans could throw sand in the gears of the Biden agenda, which seeks to cut emissions by 40% over the next eight years through a combination of tax credits and investments in solar panels, batteries, and other green technologies.

Making the road ahead potentially trickier for Podesta, senior adviser to the president for clean energy innovation and implementation, is ...