The U.S. House passed the Inflation Reduction Act, sending the $740 billion package of tax, health and climate provisions for President Biden’s signature.

DOE is consolidating its portfolio of critical mineral programs in a bid to build a domestic supply chain of materials needed to decarbonize the economy.

The Inflation Reduction Act carries the same number as the Build Back Better Act, but its $670 billion falls far short of the original $2.2 trillion.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Sen. Joe Manchin announced a deal on a climate package that Democrats will seek to enact on a party-line vote.

President Biden on Wednesday proclaimed climate change a “clear and present danger” to the U.S., to which he would respond “with urgency and resolve.”

With Sen. Joe Manchin shutting down negotiations over a package that includes clean energy incentives, many suggest answers to the question of what comes next.

President Biden called for new international initiatives to cut GHG emissions and dependence on Russian fossil fuels, including ending methane flaring by 2030.

Responding to pleas from solar developers, President Biden ordered a two-year tariff waiver on PV components from Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam.

President Biden said he will nominate FERC Chair Richard Glick for another five-year term. If confirmed, Glick could be on the commission well into 2027.

DOE is dedicating $3.1 billion to support development of new plants for battery material processing, focusing on materials such as lithium and graphite.