As vice president, Joe Biden oversaw a “green jobs” stimulus package that produced notable failures. This time, with more money and more demand for clean technology, will be different, Democrats say.
The proposal being prepared by the White House is intended to begin grappling with a number of big issues that President Biden focused on during the campaign.
The new president has shown a welcome interest in combating climate change. But more will need to be done.
Big oil companies lost billions in 2020 because of the pandemic and face broad questions about how they will adapt to climate change and regulations.
The end of the gasoline-powered car will transform the economy.
Every carmaker is trying to figure out how to make the leap before governments force it and Tesla and other start-ups lure away drivers.
The move, one of the most ambitious in the auto industry, is a piece of a broader plan by the company to become carbon neutral by 2040.
General Motors said it would no longer back President Trump’s effort to strip California of the power to set fuel economy standards.
Goals include ending sales of gas and diesel cars by 2030, achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2050 and, perhaps, pleasing a new sensibility in Washington.
