President Joe Biden will arrive at this Red Sea enclave Friday to vaunt the climate victories he won half a world away. But many officials here will be expecting him to deliver more than rhetoric about American carbon cuts.
If they prevail in the midterms, Republican lawmakers want to revisit past proposals to stem climate change, in part by ramping up domestic production of fossil fuels.
While much of the nation’s attention is focused on how November midterm elections will change Congress, several state-level races could have wide-ranging effects on the energy sector for years.