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ICYMI: Week of Climate Action from the Biden-⁠Harris Administration



September 16, 2022

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President Biden’s economic plan is building a clean energy future in America that is creating good-paying jobs, lowering energy costs, and tackling the climate crisis. On Tuesday, President Biden welcomed thousands of guests to the White House to celebrate passage of the Inflation Reduction Act—the most aggressive action the United States has taken to combat climate change, while advancing environmental justice and saving families money. On Wednesday, he toured the Detroit Auto Show to celebrate the American electric vehicle manufacturing boom spurred by his economic plan. Throughout the week, the Biden-Harris Administration charged forward with major executive actions across sectors to tackle the climate crisis:

  • Electric Vehicles: At the Detroit Auto Show, President Biden highlighted the $85 billion invested since he took office to make electric vehicles, batteries, and chargers in America. He also announced the Administration’s approval of the first 35 state plans for EV charging made possible by the President’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.

  • Offshore Wind: The Administration launched actions to drive U.S. leadership on floating offshore wind platforms, an emerging technology key to harnessing the clean energy potential of deep waters along the West Coast, Gulf of Maine, and other areas. The actions aim to reduce the costs of floating offshore wind by at least 70% by 2035, and the Administration set a new deployment goal of 15 gigawatts of floating offshore wind by 2035.

  • Cleaner Industry & Construction Materials: The Administration announced new actions under the Federal Buy Clean Initiative to prioritize purchase of lower-carbon steel, concrete, asphalt, and flat glass—materials that account for nearly half of all U.S. manufacturing greenhouse gas emissions. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, GSA Administrator Robin Carnahan, and Deputy National Climate Advisor Ali Zaidi made the announcements at the Cleveland-Cliffs Direct Reduction steel plant in Toledo, Ohio, an emblem of good-paying jobs in clean American manufacturing.

  • Climate-Smart Agriculture: Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack embarked on a five-state tour to announce that USDA tripled its commitment to climate-smart agriculture to support a first round of 70 projects—reaching more than 50,000 farms and sequestering over 50 million metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions.

The Administration also launched CleanEnergy.gov, a website to help families learn how the Inflation Reduction Act can save them money on more energy efficient appliances that bring down utility bills, buying a new or used electric vehicle, and more.


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