Australia and the United States commit to enhance bilateral cooperation under a Climate, Critical Minerals and Clean Energy Transformation Compact (the Compact), establishing climate and clean energy as a central pillar of the Australia-United States Alliance. Australia and the United States recognise the importance of addressing the climate crisis as a critical component of the…
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Treasury Releases New Guidance, Strengthening Incentives for Domestic Clean Energy Manufacturing
Today, as part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Treasury Department (Treasury) and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released initial guidance on the Domestic Content Bonus for the Investment Tax Credit (ITC) and Production Tax Credit (PTC) introduced by the Inflation Reduction Act. The Biden-Harris Administration is committed to ensuring that the…
Statement from President Joe Biden on LG Energy in Queen Creek, Arizona
LG Energy is building a new electric battery manufacturing facility in Arizona — the largest investment in a single battery facility in North America — because of my economic plan. For far too long, we outsourced jobs and manufacturing, and imported goods, while the future was made elsewhere. Because of my Investing in America agenda, we’re…
President Biden Announces Senior Clean Energy and Climate Team
John Podesta to Serve as Senior Advisor to the President for Clean Energy Innovation and Implementation;Ali Zaidi to Succeed Gina McCarthy as Assistant to the President & National Climate Advisor Today, President Biden announced that John Podesta will serve as Senior Advisor to the President for Clean Energy Innovation and Implementation and Ali Zaidi will…
Remarks by Vice President Harris on Combatting Climate Change and Building a Clean Energy Economy
Coppin State UniversityBaltimore, Maryland 3:30 P.M. EDT THE VICE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon, everyone. Good afternoon. Good afternoon. Please have a seat. Please have a seat. But I’m going to ask you applaud — to — to applaud again for Vernice, please, (inaudible). (Applause.) Really. Because, you know, Michael Regan and I have talked about this…
Remarks by President Biden on Actions to Strengthen Energy Security and Lower Costs
Roosevelt Room 1:28 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon. Ready, get set, go? Well, good afternoon. Earlier this year, because of Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, the price of oil and gas increased dramatically, and I acted decisively at the time. And thanks in part to those actions, the price of our gas has fallen 30 percent from…
United States – Australia Statement of Intent: Climate, Critical Minerals, and the Clean Energy Transformation
The United States and Australia recognize that climate change is a threat to global stability, security, and prosperity, including in the Indo-Pacific. The United States and Australia affirm that accelerating the global clean energy transformation is pivotal to keeping the 1.5 degrees Celsius goal within reach and creating an inclusive, clean energy economy. The United…
New report details clean energy technology innovation activities across the federal government
By Sally Benson, Deputy Director for Energy and Chief Strategist for the Energy Transition at OSTP The National Innovation Pathway of the United States Report Highlights Federal Efforts to Make Clean Energy More Affordable and Accessible for American Households Today, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), U.S. Department of Energy (DOE),…
Memorandum on Finding of a Severe Energy Supply Interruption
MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF ENERGY SUBJECT: Finding of a Severe Energy Supply Interruption The Russian Federation’s unjustified, unprovoked, and unconscionable war against Ukraine, including its further invasion in violation of international law and its ongoing destructive military campaign across Ukraine, has had a profound impact on global oil markets. On March 1, 2022, the…
NEC Director Deese Statement on Panasonic Energy Announcement in Kansas
Today’s announcement that Panasonic Energy plans to invest $4 billion and create 4,000 jobs in a lithium-ion battery factory in De Soto, Kansas, is the latest example that the Biden-Harris economic strategy to bring manufacturing jobs back home is working. Over the last year, construction of new manufacturing facilities has increased by 116 percent. Industrial…