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Climate collision
Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY
Published
11:02 am UTC Jan. 18, 2021
As he steps into office this week, President-elect Joe Biden brings an ambitious plan to address climate change, and with Democrats in control of Congress for the first time in a decade, he may have the opportunity to accomplish some of his loftiest goals.
“It’s enormous,” said Susan Glickman, Florida director of the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, one of many climate advocates, scientists and concerned citizens looking forward with optimism.
Biden’s goals include carbon-free electricity by 2035, more wind and solar to get the nation to net-zero emissions and 100% clean energy by 2050. He also wants to upgrade millions of buildings and homes to be more energy efficient, plug abandoned oil and gas wells, reclaim mines and make environmental justice a key consideration.
What does Biden rejoining the Paris Agreement mean for Florida?
The Biden effect in Florida: From electric cars to solar energy, advocates hope a shift in tone has real impact on the ground.
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Duke Energy Florida and the University of South Florida St. Petersburg unveiled a solar battery project to explore how to store and use energy from the sun in 2015. [ Times (2015) ]
Updated Jan. 20
Editorâs note: Hours after his inauguration, President Joe Biden signed an executive order to re-enter the United States into the Paris Agreement.
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