Building back better
The United States set new plans for the energy transition and climate change after President Joe Biden took office, setting the nation on a path to achieving its ambitious goals with legislation related to renewable energy deployment. Albert Hsieh, a researcher at PV InfoLink, explores the various factors affecting solar development in the United States and the possible impacts on the PV industry if the Build Back Better Act is passed.
Some of the climate goals laid out by the Biden administration include 50% to 52% emissions reductions from 2005 levels by 2030, 100% clean energy by 2035, and net zero emissions by 2050, focused on the wider target of maintaining a global temperature increase below 1.5 C. Solar is expected to see at least 30GW …
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