U.S. must scale up critical minerals recycling, technology and component manufacture, said experts at a Senate committee's second focus in a week on EV and clean energy supply chain vulnerability.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson calls for 24 GW of power over the next 30 years, including small modular reactors possibly coming on line early in the next decade.
U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report concludes that greenhouse gas emissions must peak by 2025 to hit goal of limiting global temperature rise to 1.5°C, or 2.7°F.
President invoked the Defense Production Act to strengthen the domestic supply chain, as senators and industry debated strategies and risks to cut reliance on Russia, China and other “unreliable foreign sources” for key metals needed in U.S. manufacturing, clean energy.
As the Biden administration ramps up efforts to include consideration of project greenhouse gas emissions impacts in policymaking, court developments and a March 24 Federal Energy Regulatory Commission action show a fluctuating path toward final carbon effect rules.
Developers weigh options to expedite export infrastructure as Biden administration pushes market to help Europe cut Russia ties, but U.S. and global clean energy pressure clouds long term growth outlook. Issues also are set to scale up mining projects in the U.S.
Operator of most of the state grid announced March 17 a 10-year transmission upgrade plan, specifying 23 projects to accommodate a big boost in planned carbon-free power.
But it's unclear if ruling that allows use of the administration's greenhouse gas emission metric in cost-benefit analyses will cause delayed oil and gas site drill leases.
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