RICHMOND \u2013 Today, after months of negotiations, President Biden announced a compromise Build Back Better framework that contains a record $555 billion investment in clean energy and climate action \u2013 the largest in our nation\u2019s history that, if passed by Congress, will put us on a pathway to cutting carbon pollution in half by 2030.<\/p>\n
En respuesta a este hist\u00f3rico anuncio, Michael Town, director ejecutivo de la Virginia League of Conservation Voters<\/strong>, emiti\u00f3 la siguiente declaraci\u00f3n:<\/p>\n \u201cCongress is close to delivering on the strong climate action that Virginians deserve, efforts that will build on the incredible progress we\u2019ve made in Virginia over the past two years, helping us further grow a clean energy economy all while securing cleaner air and a healthier future for all of us who call the Commonwealth home. We are at a critical moment, and it\u2019s time for Congress to finish the job on what, if passed, will be our nation\u2019s most significant effort to-date to address climate change.\u201d<\/p>\n Antecedentes:\u00a0<\/strong> Clean Energy Tax Credits ($320 billion): Ten-year expanded tax credits for utility-scale and\u00a0 residential clean energy, transmission and storage, clean passenger and commercial vehicles, and\u00a0 clean energy manufacturing.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Resilience Investments ($105 billion): Investments and incentives to address extreme weather\u00a0 (wildfires, droughts, and hurricanes, including in forestry, wetlands, and agriculture), legacy\u00a0 pollution in communities, and a Civilian Climate Corps.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Investments and Incentives for Clean Energy Technology, Manufacturing, and Supply\u00a0 Chains ($110 billion): Targeted incentives to spur new domestic supply chains and technologies, like solar, batteries, and advanced materials, while boosting the competitiveness of\u00a0 existing industries, like steel, cement, and aluminum.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Clean Energy procurement ($20 billion): Provide incentives for government to be a purchaser of next-generation technologies, including long-duration storage, small modular reactors, and clean\u00a0 construction materials.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Advance Environmental Justice: A new Clean Energy and Sustainability Accelerator that will invest in projects around the country, while delivering 40% of the benefits of investment to disadvantaged communities, as part of the President\u2019s Justice40 initiative.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" RICHMOND \u2013 Today, after months of negotiations, President Biden announced a compromise Build Back Better framework that contains a record $555 billion investment in clean energy and climate action \u2013 the largest in our nation\u2019s history that, if passed by Congress, will put us on a pathway to cutting carbon pollution in half by 2030. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-565","valcv_release","type-valcv_release","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/valcv.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/valcv_release\/565","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/valcv.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/valcv_release"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/valcv.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/valcv_release"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/valcv.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/valcv_release\/565\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/valcv.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=565"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nOn top of a number of investments that will help families, boost the middle class, and improve the lives of Virginians and people across the America, the framework announced today contains these specific clean energy and climate action investments:<\/p>\n\n