Biden Administration Announces Initiatives for Offshore Wind
On March 29, National Climate Advisor Gina McCarthy, Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg met with state officials, industry executives, and labor leaders to announce new leasing, funding, and goals to accelerate and deploy 30 gigawatts of offshore wind by 2030. According to the Department of Energy, this would support 45,000 jobs, generate enough electricity to power over 10 million American homes, and avoid 78 million metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions. The Administration also announced a new Wind Energy Area between Long Island and the New Jersey coast, a Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for Ocean Wind, a Notice of Funding Opportunity for port authorities and other applicants to apply for $230 million for port and intermodal infrastructure-related projects through the
Imran Khan puzzled at cacophony over Pak s omission from climate meet ANI | Updated: Apr 03, 2021 15:59 IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 3 (ANI): PakistanPrime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday said he cannot understand the reason why there is a cacophony over Islamabad s omission from the upcoming climate conference, to which world leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, have been invited by the Biden administration.
US President Joe Biden earlier this month invited 40 world leaders for a virtual leaders summit on climate scheduled for April 22-23.
Apparently, irked by the snub, Khan tweeted, I am puzzled at the cacophony over Pak not being invited to a climate change conf! My govt s environment policies are driven solely by our commitment to our future generations of a clean and green Pakistan to mitigate the impact of climate change.
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US Govt on Energy & Sustainability: Offshore Wind & Enviro Justice natlawreview.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from natlawreview.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.