we are going to achieve a carbon-pollution free electricity sector by 2035 [and] put our nation on the road to net-zero emissions by no later than 2050
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Derived from a tracked promise: “we are going to achieve a carbon-pollution free electricity sector by 2035 [and] put our nation on the road to net-zero emissions by no late…”
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- The American Presidency Project (Build Back Better Remarks by Vice President Joe Biden on Our Clean Energy Future, Wilmington, Delaware)https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/build-back-better-remarks-vice-president-joe-biden-our-clean-energy-future-wilmington ↗
“we are going to achieve a carbon-pollution free electricity sector by 2035 [and] put our nation on the road to net-zero emissions by no later than 2050”
- The American Presidency Project (Biden Campaign Press Release — The Biden Plan to Build a Modern, Sustainable Infrastructure and an Equitable Clean Energy Future)https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/biden-campaign-press-release-the-biden-plan-build-modern-sustainable-infrastructure-and ↗
“Biden will make a $2 trillion accelerated investment, with a plan to deploy those resources over his first term”
- The American Presidency Project (Biden Campaign Press Release)https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/biden-campaign-press-release-joe-biden-releases-his-plan-for-clean-energy-revolution ↗
“He will not only recommit the United States to the Paris Agreement on climate change – he will go much further than that. He will lead an effort to get every major country to ramp up the ambition of their domestic climate targets.”
“Today, the Trump Administration officially left the Paris Climate Agreement. And in exactly 77 days, a Biden Administration will rejoin it.”
- White House (archived) - Instrument of Acceptancehttps://bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/01/20/paris-climate-agreement/ ↗
“having seen and considered the Paris Agreement, done at Paris on December 12, 2015, do hereby accept the said Agreement and every article and clause thereof on behalf of the United States of America”
- White House (archived) - Leaders Summit on Climate fact sheethttps://bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/04/23/fact-sheet-president-bidens-leaders-summit-on-climate/ ↗
“more than half of the world's economy is now committed to the pace of action we need to limit warming to 1.5 degree C”
- White House (archived) - Executive Order 14008https://bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2021/01/27/executive-order-on-tackling-the-climate-crisis-at-home-and-abroad/ ↗
“a carbon pollution-free electricity sector no later than 2035”
- U.S. Energy Information Administrationhttps://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.php?id=427&t=3 ↗
“About 60% of this electricity generation was from fossil fuels—coal, natural gas, petroleum, and other gases.”
- Associated Press (via PBS NewsHour)https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-live-biden-signs-inflation-reduction-act-affecting-health-climate-and-the-economy ↗
“The legislation includes the most substantial federal investment in history to fight climate change — some $375 billion over the decade”
“One year ago, on August 16, 2022, President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act into law – the largest investment in clean energy and climate action ever.”
- Federal Register (via govinfo.gov)https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2021-02-01/html/2021-02177.htm ↗
“put the United States on a path to achieve net-zero emissions, economy-wide, by no later than 2050”
“will convene a climate world summit to directly engage the leaders of the major greenhouse gas-emitting nations of the world to persuade them to join the United States in making more ambitious national pledges, above and beyond the commitments they have already made.”
“He was joined by 40 heads of government at a virtual gathering on Earth Day”
“Vice President Biden's commitment to ending fossil fuel subsidies remains as steadfast as it was when he outlined this position in the bold climate plan he laid out last year. He will demand a worldwide ban on fossil fuel subsidies and lead the world by example, eliminating fossil fuel subsidies in the United States during the first year of his presidency.”
- Congressional Research Servicehttps://www.congress.gov/crs_external_products/IF/PDF/IF13211/IF13211.2.pdf ↗
“Estimates from the Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) suggest that the largest fossil fuel tax benefits total about $19.1 billion over FY2025-FY2029, an average of $3.8 billion per year.”
- The White House (archived)https://bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/environmentaljustice/justice40/ ↗
“climate change, clean energy and energy efficiency, clean transit, affordable and sustainable housing, training and workforce development, remediation and reduction of legacy pollution, and the development of critical clean water and wastewater infrastructure”
- The White House (archived)https://bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/02/15/fact-sheet-biden-harris-administration-announces-new-standards-and-major-progress-for-a-made-in-america-national-network-of-electric-vehicle-chargers/ ↗
“President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law invests $7.5 billion in EV charging, $10 billion in clean transportation, and over $7 billion in EV battery components, critical minerals, and materials.”
- U.S. Department of Energyhttps://www.energy.gov/articles/biden-harris-administration-celebrates-opening-nations-first-nevi-funded-ev-charging ↗
“The momentum is putting America ahead of schedule to reach the Biden-Harris Administration's goal of building a national network of 500,000 public EV charging ports by 2030.”
“As of August 16, some 4,000 ports have been funded but only 382 are open.”
“No more drilling on federal lands. Period. Period. Period. Period. — Biden at a New Hampshire town hall, February 9, 2020.”
“No more drilling on federal lands. Period. Period. Period. Period.”
- Associated Press (via PBS NewsHour)https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/federal-judge-blocks-bidens-pause-on-new-oil-and-gas-leases ↗
“The Biden administration's suspension of new oil and gas leases on federal land and water was blocked Tuesday by a federal judge in Louisiana.”
- Associated Press (via PBS NewsHour)https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/biden-administration-approves-controversial-willow-oil-drilling-project-in-alaska ↗
“The Biden administration said Monday it is approving the huge Willow oil-drilling project on Alaska's petroleum-rich North Slope”
- govinfo.gov - Public Law 117-169https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/PLAW-117publ169 ↗
“An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 14.”
- The American Presidency Project (Biden Campaign Press Release — The Biden Plan to Secure Environmental Justice and Equitable Economic Opportunity in a Clean Energy Future)https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/biden-campaign-press-release-the-biden-plan-secure-environmental-justice-and-equitable ↗
“Establish an Environmental and Climate Justice Division within the U.S. Department of Justice.”
- The White House (Biden administration archives)https://bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2024/07/24/fact-sheet-biden-harris-administration-delivers-environmental-justice-with-cleaner-air-clean-water-and-healthier-communities/ ↗
“The Justice Department's (DOJ) Office of Environmental Justice (OEJ) is engaging DOJ bureaus, components, and offices to ensure that DOJ utilizes the full set of legal tools at its disposal to secure environmental justice.”
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agencyhttps://www.epa.gov/sdwa/and-polyfluoroalkyl-substances-pfas ↗
“EPA established legally enforceable levels, called Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs), for six PFAS in drinking water.”
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agencyhttps://www.epa.gov/superfund/designation-perfluorooctanoic-acid-pfoa-and-perfluorooctanesulfonic-acid-pfos-cercla ↗
“perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS), including their salts and structural isomers — as hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), also known as Superfund”
- Bruegel Institutehttps://www.bruegel.org/blog-post/carbon-border-adjustment-united-states-not-easy-not-impossible-either ↗
“impose carbon adjustment fees or quotas on carbon-intensive goods from countries that are failing to meet their climate and environmental obligations”
- Office of the U.S. Trade Representativehttps://ustr.gov/about-us/policy-offices/press-office/fact-sheets/2021/october/fact-sheet-us-eu-arrangements-global-steel-and-aluminum-excess-capacity-and-carbon-intensity ↗
“The U.S. and the EU resolved to negotiate future arrangements for trade in the steel and aluminum sectors that take account of both global non-market excess capacity as well as the carbon intensity of these industries.”
- Office of the U.S. Trade Representativehttps://ustr.gov/about-us/policy-offices/press-office/press-releases/2023/december/statement-ambassador-katherine-tai-steel-and-aluminum-tariff-rate-quota-extension ↗
“This extension, combined with the EU's continued suspension on tariffs on U.S. goods, will give both sides additional time to negotiate a global arrangement that addresses carbon intensity and non-market capacity in the steel and aluminum industries.”
“Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., rejected the bill on Sunday, and that means Build Back Better is effectively dead.”
- White House (archived)https://bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/10/28/build-back-better-framework/ ↗
“Ten-year expanded tax credits for utility-scale and residential clean energy, transmission and storage, clean passenger and commercial vehicles, and clean energy manufacturing.”
“an essential tool the administration planned to use to achieve that goal now appears out of reach”
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agencyhttps://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/biden-harris-administration-announces-nearly-1b-awards-clean-school-buses-across ↗
“EPA's Clean School Bus Program has awarded nearly $2 billion and funded approximately 5,000 electric and low-emission school buses nationwide.”
- The White House (archived)https://bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/03/07/fact-sheet-vice-president-harris-announces-actions-to-accelerate-clean-transit-buses-school-buses-and-trucks/ ↗
“The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law represents the single largest investment in public transit in history.”
- U.S. Department of Energyhttps://www.energy.gov/articles/us-secretary-energy-advances-americas-commitment-reaching-net-zero-global-emissions-and ↗
“Secretary Granholm signed a global Memorandum of Understanding to advance Zero-Emission Medium and Heavy-Duty Vehicles (ZE-MHDV).”
- U.S. Department of Energy Office of Inspector Generalhttps://www.energy.gov/sites/default/files/2024-10/DOE-OIG-25-01.pdf ↗
“As of December 2023, the total number of units to be completed with IIJA formula grant funds was estimated at 231,564.”
- U.S. Department of Energyhttps://www.energy.gov/cmei/scep/wap/weatherization-assistance-program ↗
“provides weatherization services to approximately 32,000 homes every year using DOE funds”