Why Biden Needs To Go Big On The Upcoming Clean Car Standards

Why Biden Needs To Go Big On The Upcoming Clean Car Standards

President Joe Biden speaks to the virtual Leaders Summit on Climate, from the East Room of the White ... [+] House, Friday, April 23, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) No U. S. president has talked more boldly about fighting climate change than Joe Biden. A little over a week into his term, he proposed spending $2 trillion on an infrastructure package designed to create jobs and help tackle the climate crisis. A couple of months later, he committed the United States to cutting its carbon pollution in half by 2030, compared to 2005 levels. These are huge commitments, but now the rubber is hitting the road. Biden can follow through on his intentions by using EPA authority to deliver an environmental victory that will create jobs, make American companies more competitive, and save lives with a new and more ambitious Clean Cars Program. President Biden must take bolder actions to keep America competitive in the accelerating race to clean transportation, but also in the race to save the planet. Along with the infrastructure bill and other fiscal initiatives, he should direct EPA to develop a new set of longer term, post 2026 regulations, targeting cars and SUVs. These new