[co-author: Shawn Whites]
Key Points:
On Earth Day, the Biden-Harris administration announced a new target for the United States to achieve a 50 to 52 percent reduction in economy-wide GHG emissions by 2030, which constitutes the country’s new NDC under the Paris Agreement.
To achieve the new NDC, the United States envisions a “whole-of-government” approach to catalyze opportunities for businesses to partner with the federal government to rapidly transform the power, transportation, buildings, industrial and agriculture and lands sectors.
The close partisan split in Congress likely will force the administration to rely on a combination of agency regulation and other executive actions to demonstrate progress toward achieving the NDC.
Key Points:
On Earth Day, the Biden-Harris administration announced a new
target for the United States to achieve a 50 to 52 percent
reduction in economy-wide GHG emissions by 2030, which constitutes
the country s new NDC under the Paris Agreement.
To achieve the new NDC, the United States envisions a whole-of-government approach to catalyze opportunities
for businesses to partner with the federal government to rapidly
transform the power, transportation, buildings, industrial and
agriculture and lands sectors.
The close partisan split in Congress likely will force the
administration to rely on a combination of agency regulation and
other executive actions to demonstrate progress toward achieving
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In March, House Democrats re-introduced the Climate Leadership and Environmental Action for Our Nation’s (CLEAN) Future Act, a comprehensive climate package that aims to transition virtually every major sector of the U.S. economy toward a “clean energy” future. With the establishment of federal “Buy Clean” and “Climate Star” programs, the bill seeks to catalyze a fundamental shift in industrial production and federal procurement.
Buy Clean Program
According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the industrial sector accounts for more than one-fifth of the country’s greenhouse gas emissions. The Buy Clean program targets the largest contributor to those emissions; construction materials and other manufactured products used in large projects. The bill directs EPA, the Department of Energy (DOE), and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to gather data on greenhouse gas emiss
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In March, House Democrats re-introduced the Climate Leadership and
Environmental Action for Our Nation s (CLEAN) Future Act, a
comprehensive climate package that aims to transition virtually
every major sector of the U.S. economy toward a clean
energy future. With the establishment of federal Buy
Clean and Climate Star programs, the bill seeks
to catalyze a fundamental shift in industrial production and
federal procurement.
Buy Clean Program
According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the
industrial sector accounts for more than one-fifth of the
The U.S. CLEAN Future Act, recently introduced to Congress, is the first major piece of climate legislation during Biden s presidency. Photo by Darren Halstead/Unsplash
U.S. Representative Frank Pallone, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, together with subcommittee chairs Bobby Rush and Paul Tonko, introduced the CLEAN Future Act on March 2, 2021. While numerous climate bills are introduced in each Congress, this proposal deserves special attention: It is the first major piece of climate legislation to be introduced since President Biden assumed office, and it is authored by leadership of the committee with primary jurisdiction over climate policy in the House. It is an updated version of a discussion draft circulated last year, reflecting dozens of hearings, input from experts and activists, and the changing political and physical climate.