host: bob deans. guest: thanks, donna. i think the big picture here is that we are investing as a country in clean energy because it's going to benefit all of us. this is a national priority. it's exactly the kind of thing we should be devoting national resources toward. it's already having a huge impact in wisconsin. it's having an impact creating jobs there. the climate investments we talked about earlier that are direct consequence from the climate bill that biden passed last year, these climate investments have created some 90,000 new jobs across the country. right now everyday, 3.3 million americans get up, suit up, roll up their sleeves, and go to work helping us to become more efficient. helping us get more clean power from the wind and sun. we are moving forward. it's strengthening the supply chain here in this country for the clean energy economy of the future. and making the country more energy secure. because every bit of energy that we create here from the wind and the sun on our own soil reduces our reliance o

democratic congressman adam smith joins us to talk about aid going tosrael in ukraine and bob deans of e national resources defense council talks about the impact of climate change. washington journal is next. host: welcome to the washington journal on this thursday president biden in san francisco meeting with the chinese

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bob deans is our guess this morning. talking about this climate assessment. national one done every four years. it also includes solutions. guest: absolutely. it talks about what we are doing. the purpose of the assessment is not to make policy recommendations. but it does talk about what we are doing. we have cut our carbon footprint in this country, 17% since 2005. while our economy has grown 40% in real terms. adjusted for inflation. we are making real progress. here's how we are doing it. we are getting 15% of our electricity nationally from the wind and sun. that's important. we are increasing efficiency in our homes, workplaces. we are moving toward electric cars. that's important. we are going to sell more than a million of them this year alone. that's important as well. and finally, we are investing in a modern, reliable power and storage grid system nationally so that we can meet the moment. host: this is the business section of the "new york times." heat pump adoption slows and climate goals suffer. and they say biden's plans counted on highly effic