Joe Biden on Wednesday signed an executive order committing the US federal services to carbon neutrality by 2050, a new way for the president to reaffirm his climate ambitions.
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This objective will involve the establishment of a federal fleet of electric vehicles, a modernization of 300,000 federal buildings and significant changes in the way the state sources energy.
“The president is building on the efforts of all government departments to tackle the climate crisis so as to create well-paid jobs, develop industries and make the country more competitive on the market. economic plan ”
, underlines the White House in a press release.
The decree signed by Joe Biden requires the federal state to operate entirely on carbon-free energy by 2030. It also orders the state to stop buying gasoline vehicles by 2035.
Realize its promises
The announcement is a way for the leader to
"lead by example"
assures the executive.
It also offers the president the opportunity to further deliver on two of his flagship promises: to bring pollution levels in the US energy sector to zero by 2035, and for the entire economy of the country to achieve carbon neutrality by this time. 2050.
At the same time, President Biden has urged elected members of Congress in recent days to adopt its gigantic social and climate component, which provides for more than $ 550 billion to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 2030. Democrats hope it will be adopted by Christmas.
