Washington Former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm argued before a U.S. Senate panel Wednesday that she would protect jobs while working aggressively to transition the country to sustainable energy if confirmed as secretary of energy.
Granholm, 61, touted her track record of diversifying Michigan s economy to grow clean energy and her aid to the auto industry when it was on its knees during the Great Recession.
The former governor pitched a future in which the United States leads in producing electric car batteries, wind energy, carbon capture technology and more while saving or growing jobs. The products that reduce carbon emissions are going to create a $23 trillion global market by 2030. That is a massive opportunity, Granholm told the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Timothy Gardner
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden s nominee for energy secretary, Jennifer Granholm, faced questions on the administration s push on clean energy, including competing with China on electric vehicles, at her Senate confirmation hearing on Wednesday.
While governor of auto-manufacturing Michigan from 2003 to 2011, Granholm led a charge to secure $1.35 billion in federal funding for companies to produce electric vehicles (EVs) and batteries in the state.
Granholm, 61, who is expected to be confirmed by the Senate in days after the hearing, wants to steer the department to help the United States compete with China on EVs and green technologies like advanced batteries and solar and wind power.
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Former Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm testifies before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee in Washington
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden’s nominee for energy secretary, Jennifer Granholm, defended his administration’s push for a clean energy transition as senators from fossil fuel producing states raised concerns about its impact on jobs at her Senate confirmation hearing on Wednesday.
Granholm, 61, who is expected to be confirmed by the Senate in days after the hearing, wants to steer the department to help the United States compete with China on electric vehicles, or EVs and green technologies like advanced batteries and solar and wind power.
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