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17 - Biden and Congress Open the Checkbook

from Part IV - Finance and the Transition

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 December 2023

Jay S. Golden
Jay S. Golden
Affiliation:
Syracuse University, New York
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Summary

The USA has never witnessed such a large infusion of federal funding to address the green technology, renewable energy, and climate mitigation transitions. The Biden Administration has infused unprecedented amounts of funding but without fully addressing the unintended consequences and risks that come with the tremendous opportunities.

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Inflation Reducation ActBipartisan Infrastructure Billgreen-tech loanstax creditsinvestment tax creditsclean energy production tax creditsoffshore wind
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Dynamic Sustainability
Implications for Policy, Markets and National Security
 , pp. 253 - 260
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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