The House #BuildBackBetterAct includes key climate investments to reach the United States’ 2030 goals and deliver real benefits for all Americans. As Congress negotiates the bill, more than $600 billion in climate spending is on the table.
Here's what's at stake [thread]:
Clean Electricity Payment Program: CEPP would incentivize utilities to transition electricity generation from fossil fuels to clean energy through grants and fees. If implemented together w/ clean energy tax credits, 80% of US electricity could come from clean sources by 2030.
Aug 10, 2021 • 14 tweets • 7 min read
The bipartisan #infrastructure bill (#BIB) just passed the Senate. It would create jobs & take significant, but inadequate, #climateaction. Here are a few major investments–and what must be added in budget reconciliation to meet the scale of the #climatecrisis. [Thread]
Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure: at least $5 billion to create the first-ever national investment in EV charging infrastructure to create thousands of jobs and accelerate the transition to EVs.
Mar 31, 2021 • 13 tweets • 6 min read
Today @POTUS unveiled the #AmericanJobsPlan that includes transformative investments in clean energy that could kickstart the economy, create millions of good jobs and tackle the #climatecrisis head on. Here are a few key measures in the proposal [THREAD]
Electric Vehicles: $174 billion to compete in the global #EV market and support American workers to make batteries and EVs, electrify federal fleet, replace 50,000 diesel transit vehicles & work w/ state/local governments to build national network of 500,000 EV chargers by 2030.
Jan 27, 2021 • 12 tweets • 4 min read
On “Climate Day”, President Biden is making good on his commitment to tackle climate change by signing a suite of executive orders directing all agencies of the federal government to prioritize #climateaction at home and abroad.
Here are the major actions [Thread]
International Leadership. Biden directs the U.S. to begin the process of developing the country’s emission reduction target (NDC), a climate finance plan and hosting the international climate summit on April 22 to push major emitters to ramp up climate ambition.
