It could have been an appearance in which Kamala Harris clearly showed her colors. However, the US Democratic presidential candidate spoke about the climate for just one minute and 44 seconds in the TV duel with her Republican opponent Donald Trump on ABC. And only once did the Vice-President mention the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), probably the most important climate policy legislation of the current US government. „As Vice-President, I am proud that we have invested a trillion dollars in a clean energy economy over the past four years“, she said.