Joe Biden’s critics in the climate movement fret he could face enthusiasm problems with climate voters and young people for backing fossil fuel projects.

Why it matters: Lots of people who care about climate change want Joe Biden to boost renewables and curtail fossil fuel production, an approach many climate experts want.

The Biden camp and its defenders attest the president’s achievements, including the biggest climate law in U.S. history, make up a a sterling record compared to a GOP that is routinely targeting low-carbon investments.

Driving the news: Biden shepherded new laws benefiting low-carbon energy over the last year, including the Inflation Reduction Act, which is already driving public and private sector money into the renewables sector.

He recently fought back a GOP attempt to rescind that law’s climate programs through a debt ceiling deal, banned drilling in some places and proposed a new power emissions rule.

But Biden also has backed more LNG exports, citing the war in Ukraine, and approved federal oil and gas permits after pledging to ban new permitting as a candidate.