NationofChange The GOP âclimate push that mostly leaves out climate House Republicans introduced a new climate agenda that promotes fossil fuels and speculative technologies, while leaving out real emissions reduction targets. On April 19, Republican House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy announced the beginning of a week-long campaign to promote the Republican âalternativeâ climate agenda. âDemocrats often dismiss Republicans as being disinterested in addressing global climate change. This is just false,â he said in a video posted to Twitter. In the video, he announced the roll-out of roughly three dozen bills that âfocus on solutions that make American energy cleaner, more affordable, and also reduce emissions around the world.â