Politics
Biden Clean-Energy Plan Would Accelerate State Efforts on Carbon
- Biden proposes $2 trillion in spending, 2035 carbon-free goal
- Plan would give a boost to renewable-energy companies
Joe Biden speaks at a "Build Back Better" Clean Energy event on July 14.
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Joe Biden’s $2 trillion plan to revive the economy would rely on boosting jobs in clean energy, and would accelerate the effort to shift to carbon-free electricity.
Biden’s energy and infrastructure program released Tuesday calls for a 100% carbon-free electricity industry by 2035, at least five years earlier than mandates already in place in states including California and New York.