Fostering improved, clean transportation has the potential to benefit the country enormously, and advances key goals of the Biden Administration. The transportation sector is the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States, accounting for one-third of all emissions, and must be addressed for there to be any hope of meeting climate goals. Transportation also affects every American's day-to-day life, from how they participate in their communities to how they pursue economic opportunity and empowerment, representing a significant opportunity to promote equitable growth.
The Blueprint is the Administration's most fleshed out vision for pursuing these goals. The Blueprint outlines a comprehensive approach, addressing changes to every mode of transportation, and proposing to do so through virtually every policy lever available—a true "whole of government" approach. It is consistent with, and further advances, key themes in the President's climate policy enunciated from day one, and further reflected in his signature legislative accomplishments, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) and the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).
The Blueprint was a highlight of government speakers at the recent Government/Industry Conference for the auto industry, sponsored by the Society of Automotive Engineers: In a keynote, Gabe Klein, Executive Director of the newly formed DOE-DOT Joint Office of Energy & Transportation, called it the "most important policy document in a decade."
Below are some of the key features:
The continued prominence of liquid fuels in a transportation decarbonization plan is especially notable. There remains active debate, even within the agencies which authored the Blueprint as to whether the types of "sustainable" fuels being promoted have the full range of climate benefits they claim.
Whether the Blueprint's lofty ambitions will be met remains to be seen, but the document is an important outline of the federal agenda to come, at least for the remainder of Biden's presidency. The transportation sector is in the process of fundamental change, set to dramatically reduce where feasible uses of the internal combustion engine—the technology that served as its bedrock for over 100 years. This process will create exciting opportunities and difficult choices, and the Blueprint provides important insight into federal priorities that should be thoroughly understood when engaging policymakers going forward and when making investment decisions.
环境保护局发布三份信息请求 关于回收问题,这是分配资金和执行去年《基础设施投资与就业法》(通称双党基础建设法)所载任务的第一步EPA请求信息程序主要面向改善消费者垃圾回收:
图类高度:自动机abjectivity-left数据对齐>IIJAsec70401bbrbrbrbrbrbr>(2) 建立程序促进电池回收,为电池生产者和消费者开发电池和其他形式的通信材料自愿标签指南,说明电池关键材料的复用和回收IIJAsec70401cabr+++br+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++br信息电池回用和回收通信素材面向电池生产者和消费者EPA在每个类别中列出了一系列关于当前回收实践的具体问题,例如:The current recycling rate in the United States—about 32 percent—is well below what it could be. EPA has set a target of 50% by the end of the decade, and last year published the agency's first ever national recycling strategy. These requests for information focus on some of the most commonly cited reasons for the low rate, including consumer attitudes toward recycling and poor infrastructure in many parts of the country.
The RFIs should be of interest to a broad set of stakeholders. EPA's desire to better understand battery recycling practices is of particular note, given the prevalence of batteries in modern consumer products, and the importance of energy storage solutions to the Biden Administration's climate goals. The guidelines developed by EPA could ultimately become the basis for either federal or state mandatory requirements. Manufacturer take-back programs are also specifically mentioned, suggesting that EPA may eventually consider extended producer responsibility for these products, a trend that is prevalent in a number of states.响应这些请求的书面评论和信息必须在2022年7月25日或之前收到。 EPA资源保护恢复局今年将在全国各地主办虚拟会议。