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Biden’s Spending Bill Includes $555 Billion For Climate Measures

EI’s Robbie Orvis explains the powerful emissions reduction potential of the Build Back Better Act.

Biden Deal Includes First-Time Fees On Super Pollutant Methane

EI’s research finds the Build Back Better Act’s methane fee would reduce greenhouse gas pollution, create jobs, and spur economic investment at a minimal cost for the oil and gas industry.

Biden’s Economic Plan Cuts U.S. Emissions By More Than A Gigaton

EI’s Robbie Orvis explains why the Build Back Better Act is transformational from a climate perspective.

Democrats Scramble To Salvage U.S. Methane Fee Proposal

EI’s analysis finds the Build Back Better Act’s methane fee would cut 36 million cars’ worth of greenhouse gas pollution.

A Climate Framework On The Horizon

EI analysis on the Build Back Better Act’s methane fee finds it would result in drastic greenhouse gas emission reductions while creating tens of thousands of new jobs.

Biden under pressure not to show up to Glasgow climate talks empty-handed

New EI analysis finds surprising results for the Build Back Better Act’s methane fee– it would spur significant job creation and economic investment while substantially reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

Democrats Scramble To Salvage Climate Provisions In The Face Of Manchin’s Opposition

EI’s Anand Gopal explains the Build Back Better Act’s methane fee would be complimentary rather than duplicative of regulations under consideration at the Environmental Protection Agency.

Senators Weigh Future Of Methane Fee In Spending Bill

EI analysis finds the Build Back Better Act could be the most ambitious climate policy in U.S. history if passed.

Methane Fee In Build Back Better Act Would Add $250 Billion To U.S. Economy, Cut Dangerous Climate Pollution

EI’s Sarah Spengeman explains the Build Back Better Act’s methane fee would provide a significant economic jolt while dramatically reducing a potent greenhouse gas.

CEPP could boost the biggest climate policy in U.S. history– if it survives the Senate

EI’s Megan Mahajan explains the Build Back Better Act contains the most ambitious climate policy in U.S. history, if all provisions are passed.

Plagued By Daily Blackouts, Puerto Ricans Are Calling For An Energy Revolution. Will The Biden Administration Listen?

EI’s Mike O’Boyle explains that Puerto Rico would be making a forward-looking move by investing in renewable energy rather than locking in natural gas infrastructure it may be saddled with for decades.

Why West Virginia is left especially vulnerable by Manchin blocking key climate policy

EI analysis shows the importance of a key provision in the Build Back Better Act that’s in danger of being cut.

Opinion: Bolder Climate Goals Demand Financial and Technical Support

To ensure a safe, healthy world for generations to come, policymakers must accompany their ambitious targets with the concrete programs, technical support, and dedicated financing necessary to design and implement smart climate policy, with a keen focus on supporting major developing countries decarbonize.

Infrastructure Bill Could Be Strongest-Ever U.S. Climate Action– If Congress Acts

EI’s Megan Mahajan explains why the current set of climate policies in the Build Back Better Act are unprecedented in U.S. federal policy.

Two Major Pieces Of President Joe Biden’s Climate Plan Could Get Cut From The Build Back Better Plan

EI’s analysis underscores the importance of various climate provisions in the Build Back Better Act.

Democrats coalesce around new climate policy, leaving room for gas on power grid

EI analysis on the CEPP provision of the Build Back Better Act shows the policy’s importance, even as legislators search for substitutes.

Lone Democratic Senator Blocks Biden’s Climate Agenda As COP26 Nears

EI’s Mike O’Boyle explains that while the U.S. utility sector is adding more clean energy, it’s not moving fast enough to hit the country’s climate goals.

‘More Than One Way’: Dems Mull Options For Climate Program

EI modeling is cited in an article discussing options for federal climate program action after opposition to the CEPP weakened the reconciliation bill’s potential.

Biden’s Incredible Shrinking Climate Plan

EI analysis finds the CEPP could account for up to one third of the emissions reductions in the Build Back Better Act.

Why Is Joe Manchin Obstructing A Key Provision In Biden’s Climate Agenda?

EI’s Robbie Orvis explains that utilities need to move faster to meet U.S. climate targets, and the Build Back Better Act contains provisions that could speed their progress.