House Bill 1645 removes the word "climate" from Florida statute in nine different instances, limits renewable energy production and likely expands the use of fossil fuels, according to the CLEO Institute. The legislation bans offshore windmill turbines and relaxes regulations of natural gas pipelines.

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Gov. Ron DeSantis signed legislation this year that prohibits local governments from passing heat protections for outdoor workers.Another bill he signed last week deletes most references to climate change from state law, among other things.

In some cases, the bill's deletions of climate change seem innocuous. In others, those deletions are more far-reaching. For example, Florida statute used to read: "The Legislature finds that... the impacts of global climate change can be reduced through the reduction of greenhouse gas emission." That was removed and replaced with: "The purpose of the state's energy policy is to ensure an adequate, reliable, and cost-effective supply of energy for the state..." In some ways, the new law is a symbolic move that Florida is "rejecting the agenda of the radical green zealots," as radical red dickhead DeSantis said last week. The state, for example, doesn't attract much wind energy investment because of its lower wind speeds. Therefore, the practical effects of the HB 1645 might be minimal - though it could stifle future innovation if wind energy becomes more feasible in the state, the Times/Herald Tallahassee Bureau reported.