GGI Countries Shared Approaches on the Economics of Greening Government Operations Yesterday, representatives of 60 countries joined the eleventh meeting of the Greening Government Initiative (GGI). The meeting focused on how national governments can achieve the benefits and cost savings associated with moving toward net-zero emissions and find innovative ways to tap into existing funding…
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Biden-Harris Administration Proposes Reforms to Modernize Environmental Reviews, Accelerate America’s Clean Energy Future, and Strengthen Public Input
Bipartisan Permitting Reform Implementation Rule would implement new permitting efficiencies included in the Fiscal Responsibility Act WASHINGTON – Today, the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) released a proposed rule that would fully implement and build upon new permitting efficiencies directed by Congress under the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023. CEQ’s Bipartisan Permitting Reform…
WHAT THEY ARE SAYING: One Year Anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act
Yesterday, the Biden Administration celebrated the one-year anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) – a key piece of the President’s Bidenomics agenda to grow the economy from the middle out and bottom up – which reduces costs for Americans, invests in America, makes the tax code fairer, and takes the most ambitious climate action…
Readout of Convening on Blue Chip Climate-Risk Macroeconomic Forecasts
Yesterday, the Council of Economic Advisers, National Economic Council, Office of Management and Budget, Office of Clean Energy Innovation and Implementation, and Climate Policy Office hosted a convening on Blue Chip Climate-Risk Macroeconomic Forecasts with economists from the private sector, government, and academia. The meeting was convened to build a public-private community of practice around incorporating…
Readout of Workshop on Addressing Integration of Climate Risks into Macroeconomic Models
Yesterday, components of the U.S. Government—including the Council of Economic Advisers and the Treasury—and co-leads of Helsinki Principle 4 under the Coalition of Finance Ministers for Climate Action convened a workshop to address the integration of climate risks into macroeconomic models that inform policy decisions. Participants included representatives of partner governments’ finance ministries and multilateral institutions,…
Executive Order on the Establishment of the Climate Change Support Office
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 202 of the Revised Statutes (22 U.S.C. 2656) and section 3161 of title 5, United States Code, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1. Establishment of the Climate Change Support Office. (a) There…
Fact Sheet: Vice President Harris Launches Women in the Sustainable Economy Initiative, Totaling Over $900 Million in Commitments
In the 21st century, no economy can get ahead if half of its population is left behind. In our rapidly modernizing global economy, the Biden-Harris Administration is committed to ensuring women are prepared for, and part of, the industries of the future. As part of U.S. government efforts to advance the 2023 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation…
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…
FACT SHEET: Vice President Harris Announces New Initiatives to Strengthen U.S-Caribbean Partnership
Vice President Kamala Harris and Prime Minister Philip Davis of The Commonwealth of The Bahamas will host the U.S-Caribbean Leaders Meeting in Nassau, The Bahamas on June 8, 2023. This meeting will build on the Vice President’s previous meetings with Caribbean leaders in April 2022, at the June 2022 Summit of the Americas in Los…
A Proclamation on National Public Lands Day, 2023
Our public lands — including our national parks, monuments, forests, and wildlife preserves — are irreplaceable and home to so many of the natural wonders that represent the heart and soul of our Nation. They unite and inspire us, and from generation to generation, they have sustained us. On National Public Lands Day, we…
