Upton, House Subcommittee to hold hearing on CLEAN Future Act By Gary Stevens
May 5, 2021 8:08 AM
WASHINGTON (WHTC-AM/FM) â Could the internal combustion engine be made obsolete through government mandate by this time in 2030?
Some states have already passed legislation towards that goal, and while automakers are attempting to become more reliant on electric-powered vehicles, the Biden Administration and majority Democrats in Congress are making an apparently concentrated effort towards that goal. On Wednesday (May 5, 2021), the House Energy Subcommittee held a hearing on the Climate Leadership and Environmental Action for our Nationâs Future Act, with St. Josephâs Fred Upton being the ranking minority Republican on that panel.
[co-author: Shawn Whites]
Key Points:
On Earth Day, the Biden-Harris administration announced a new target for the United States to achieve a 50 to 52 percent reduction in economy-wide GHG emissions by 2030, which constitutes the country’s new NDC under the Paris Agreement.
To achieve the new NDC, the United States envisions a “whole-of-government” approach to catalyze opportunities for businesses to partner with the federal government to rapidly transform the power, transportation, buildings, industrial and agriculture and lands sectors.
The close partisan split in Congress likely will force the administration to rely on a combination of agency regulation and other executive actions to demonstrate progress toward achieving the NDC.
Key Points:
On Earth Day, the Biden-Harris administration announced a new
target for the United States to achieve a 50 to 52 percent
reduction in economy-wide GHG emissions by 2030, which constitutes
the country s new NDC under the Paris Agreement.
To achieve the new NDC, the United States envisions a whole-of-government approach to catalyze opportunities
for businesses to partner with the federal government to rapidly
transform the power, transportation, buildings, industrial and
agriculture and lands sectors.
The close partisan split in Congress likely will force the
administration to rely on a combination of agency regulation and
other executive actions to demonstrate progress toward achieving
A prime example is legislation in Congress, the Climate Leadership and Environmental Action for our Nation’s (CLEAN) Future Act, which would require states to “consider authorizing measures encouraging deployment of electric vehicle charging stations [and] allowing utilities to recover from ratepayers investments that further deployment of electric vehicle charging networks.”
Proponents claim the proposal is about protecting the interests of historically overburdened communities on the front line. But the reality will be passing along the cost of electric vehicle (EV) charging stations to utility customers in these communities. Those costs would be a regressive tax that disproportionately burdens working-class Americans and benefits those who have the means to purchase electric cars.
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