Budgets are a statement of priorities, and President Biden
What makes this budget truly innovative is that, across nearly every federal agency, there are new programs and efforts designed to tackle the climate crisis. These new programs are coupled with an increase in requests for personnel, an essential step to revitalize the federal agencies in the wake of former President Trump
This ambitious document increases investments in climate action by over $14 billion from the previous year. Above all, it prioritizes investing in resilience and clean energy, enhances U.S. competitiveness, and puts America on a path to achieve net-zero emissions no later than 2050.
The budget, which was released on Friday, includes tens of billions of dollars worth of programs intended to bolster the fortunes of people of color and other historically underserved groups.
President Biden today detailed a $6 trillion fiscal 2022 budget that prioritizes climate change, clean energy and infrastructure investments, an opening salvo in a likely lengthy battle with Congress to get his ambitious spending and policy goals enacted.