Weekly Clean Energy Roundup: February 3, 2010

Feds to Cut GHG Emissions 28% by 2020 DOE: $2.4B for Clean Energy, Efficiency in FY 2011 Budget Ag, Interior Departments Propose Boosts for Clean Energy Funding DOE, EPA Join States to Speed Progress on U.S. Energy Efficiency Transportation Dept Awards $8B for High-Speed Rail DOE Closes $1.4B Loan to Nissan Under the Copenhagen Accord, 55 Countries Agree to Cut GHG Emissions Federal Government to Cut GHG Emissions 28% by 2020 President Obama announced that the federal government-the largest energy consumer in the U.S. economy-will achieve a 28% reduction in its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2020. The president issued the Executive Order on October 5, 2009, requiring each federal agency to submit by January 4 a 2020 target for reducing its GHG emissions from its estimated 2008 baseline. The new target is the aggregate of those set by 35 federal departments and agencies. As a next step, the Office of Management and Budget will validate and score each agency’s sustainability plan, assuring a long-term return on investment to the U.S. taxpayer. To ensure accountability, progress will be measured and reported to the public annually. See the White House press release and the Executive Order (PDF 87 KB). Achieving the […]

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