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1/11/2023
The Biden administration yesterday released the U.S. National Blueprint for Transportation Decarbonization, a document that outlines the federal government’s strategy to cut all greenhouse-gas (GHG) emissions from the transportation sector by 2050.
The blueprint was developed by the U.S. departments of Energy, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, USDOT officials said in a press release.
President Joe Biden aims to secure a “100% clean electrical grid” by 2035, they said. The blueprint builds on components of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and the Inflation Reduction Act.
The blueprint represents a milestone reached under the memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed by the federal departments in September 2022. The agencies will develop decarbonization action plans in conjunction with state, local and tribal governments, philanthropic organizations, the private sector and global partners, USDOT officials said.
“Transportation policy is inseparable from housing and energy policy, and transportation accounts for a major share of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, so we must work together in an integrated way to confront the climate crisis,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg.
The U.S. transportation sector accounts for one-third of all domestic GHG emissions.