Some good climate news
With all of the harrowing news from around the world, here is some positive climate news from The White House. One year after President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act, the most significant climate law in U.S. history, investments for a new green economy are pouring in:
- $110 billion in private investment
- 51 new or expanded plants to produce solar panels
- 91 new factories for making batteries
- 170,000 clean energy jobs
If you’re interested in more details about the Inflation Reduction Act, this is a link to the living guidebook from The White House: https://www.whitehouse.gov/cleanenergy/inflation-reduction-act-guidebook/ As a living guidebook, it’s updated regularly. This latest version was updated in September 2023.
It covers the clean energy, climate mitigation and resilience, agriculture, and conservation-related investment programs. It also includes who is eligible to apply for funding, and for what activities.