Beyond Climate: 6 Big Benefits of the US Inflation Reduction Act

Image credit: AHatmaker / Shutterstock. Article by Dan Lashof, Jillian Neuberger and Matt Herbert. World Resources Institute – August 12, 2022. 

After more than a year of negotiations, Congress passed the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), the most significant climate legislation the United States has ever seen. The IRA invests hundreds of billions of dollars in federal climate action. It will cut 1 billion additional metric tons of emissions in 2030, putting America’s 50-52% emissions-reduction target within reach and making substantial progress toward President Biden’s goal of 100% carbon pollution-free electricity by 2035. […]

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