This article reports on a letter signed by thirteen electricity companies that urges the Biden administration to adopt clean energy standards. Specifically, they want to "ensure the electricity industry cuts carbon emissions 80% below 2005 levels by 2030." The letter did not mention Biden's 2035 plan to decarbonize the entire energy sector. Clean energy standards were mentioned in Biden's $2.3 trillion infrastructure package, but were not detailed.
Reuters, "Power companies urge Biden to implement policies to cut emissions 80% by 2030", contributed by Alison Kenner, The Energy Rights Project, Platform for Experimental Collaborative Ethnography, last modified 11 May 2021, accessed 5 November 2024. https://energyrights.info/content/power-companies-urge-biden-implement-policies-cut-emissions-80-2030
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This article reports on a letter signed by thirteen electricity companies that urges the Biden administration to adopt clean energy standards. Specifically, they want to "ensure the electricity industry cuts carbon emissions 80% below 2005 levels by 2030." The letter did not mention Biden's 2035 plan to decarbonize the entire energy sector. Clean energy standards were mentioned in Biden's $2.3 trillion infrastructure package, but were not detailed.