Biden-Harris Climate Actions
July 06, 2022
Source: Federal News Network - The Biden administration expects upcoming sustainability standards for federal buildings will put agencies on a realistic path to meeting some of President Joe Biden’s green government goals.
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June 07, 2022
Source: Reuters - President Joe Biden will declare a 24-month tariff exemption on Monday for solar panels from four Southeast Asian nations after an investigation froze imports and stalled projects in the United States, sources familiar with the...
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April 15, 2022
Source: Reuters - Biden last year called for tax incentives for low carbon jet fuel, made from waste and vegetable oils as part of a broader climate and social spending package that is stalled in Congress. The White House is targeting 20% lower...
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March 23, 2022
Source: Yahoo Finance - On Monday, the Securities and Exchange Commission released a proposal for what could become the first ever mandate of what U.S. companies need to tell investors about their carbon footprint.
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March 22, 2022
Source: CNN Business - The Securities and Exchange Commission proposed a climate disclosure rule Monday, a move that would boost the Biden administration's goal to combat climate change.
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January 21, 2022
Source: The Conversation - To cut U.S. greenhouse gas emissions in half within a decade, the Biden administration’s goal, the U.S. is going to need a lot more solar and wind power generation, and lots of cheap energy storage.
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January 11, 2022
Source: Spiked on Line - Energy prices have shot up across the globe over the past few months. Given that prices were very low a year ago in the midst of a global pandemic, a bounceback was inevitable as the world economy went into catch-up mode....
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January 03, 2022
Source: National Law Review - With enactment of the $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, the Biden Administration is now working to quickly roll out what is the most significant long-term investment in the nation’s infrastructure. The BIL...
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December 14, 2021
Source: State of the Planet, Columbia Climate School - As President Biden waits for our dysfunctional Congress to act on his Build Back Better program, last week, he took major executive action to move the power of federal procurement behind the green economy.
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December 01, 2021
Source: National Law Review - President Biden has signed into law the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), the bipartisan infrastructure bill approved by the Senate in August and the House of Representatives in November. With a price tag of $1.2...
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