{"id":93012,"date":"2021-01-18T08:00:39","date_gmt":"2021-01-18T13:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/\/?p=93012"},"modified":"2021-01-08T10:21:50","modified_gmt":"2021-01-08T15:21:50","slug":"climate-action-is-again-a-priority-for-the-federal-government-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/\/2021\/01\/climate-action-is-again-a-priority-for-the-federal-government-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Climate action is again a priority for the federal government
2021 Trends in Solar<\/span>"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>After four years of climate change denial and fossil fuel obsession from the Trump administration, solar and climate advocates will have an ally in the White House.<\/p>\n

President- and Vice President-elect Joe Biden and Kamala Harris made climate change and green jobs the cornerstones of their campaign from the start. Biden’s climate plan is the most ambitious<\/a> of any president to date \u2014 he wants to put the country on a path to carbon-free electricity production by 2035 and net zero emissions as a whole by 2050.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile it\u2019s important to note that support for clean energy is bipartisan, we are excited about the future of clean energy under the Biden\/Harris administration,” said\u00a0Suzanne Leta, director of market policy and strategy for SunPower. “The president- and vice president-elect both advocated consistently for solar energy on the campaign trail.\u00a0They appreciate the key role solar and storage will play in tackling climate change, delivering low-cost energy to people across the country and creating stable, well-paying jobs.”<\/p>\n

Biden has also made his clean energy commitment clear with his administration nominees. He tapped former EPA Chief Gina McCarthy to spearhead domestic climate policy and collaborate with global climate czar John Kerry; former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg to head the Department of Transportation and former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm to lead the Department of Energy.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith these picks, President-elect Biden is acting on his campaign promise to prioritize climate action,\u201d said Environment America\u2019s acting president Wendy Wendlandt in a statement. \u201cAll three bring a wealth of experience and qualifications to help the Biden administration resolve climate issues through shifts in clean energy and transportation policy. Each is demonstrably committed to building a cleaner, healthier future for all Americans \u2014 all of which is necessary to create smart, comprehensive and durable solutions.\u201d<\/p>\n

SEIA recognized the new administration\u2019s commitment to green jobs and climate change efforts as well. The advocacy group published<\/a> a suite of policies and executive actions it’s asking President-elect Biden and the newly elected Congress to act on during their first 100 days in office.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur 100-day agenda aligns with President-elect Biden\u2019s vision to build back better, and represents a critical opportunity to meet the moment of the climate era with equity and justice at the forefront,\u201d said Abigail Ross Hopper, president and CEO of SEIA, in a press release.<\/p>\n

The renewable industry has reason to be hopeful for passing strong solar legislation as President-elect Biden takes office with Democratic control in both the House and Senate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

After four years of climate change denial and fossil fuel obsession from the Trump administration, solar and climate advocates will have an ally in the White House. President- and Vice President-elect Joe Biden and Kamala Harris made climate change and green jobs the cornerstones of their campaign from the start. Biden’s climate plan is the…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10031,"featured_media":93019,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3004,7,4787],"tags":[],"class_list":{"2":"type-post","10":"entry","11":"has-post-thumbnail"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nClimate action is again a priority for the federal government<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"After four years of climate change denial from the Trump administration, solar and climate advocates will have an ally in the White House.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/\/2021\/01\/climate-action-is-again-a-priority-for-the-federal-government-2\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Climate action is again a priority for the federal government\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"After four years of climate change denial from the Trump administration, solar and climate advocates will have an ally in the White House.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/\/2021\/01\/climate-action-is-again-a-priority-for-the-federal-government-2\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Solar Power World\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2021-01-18T13:00:39+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/stock-white-house.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"770\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"513\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Kelsey Misbrener\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@SolarPowerWorld\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@SolarPowerWorld\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Kelsey Misbrener\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/\/2021\/01\/climate-action-is-again-a-priority-for-the-federal-government-2\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/\/2021\/01\/climate-action-is-again-a-priority-for-the-federal-government-2\/\",\"name\":\"Climate action is again a priority for the federal government\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/\/2021\/01\/climate-action-is-again-a-priority-for-the-federal-government-2\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/\/2021\/01\/climate-action-is-again-a-priority-for-the-federal-government-2\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/stock-white-house.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-01-18T13:00:39+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/\/#\/schema\/person\/991cc4e7d08833c06937cd91f6776d93\"},\"description\":\"After four years of climate change denial from the Trump administration, solar and climate advocates will have an ally in the White House.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/\/2021\/01\/climate-action-is-again-a-priority-for-the-federal-government-2\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/\/2021\/01\/climate-action-is-again-a-priority-for-the-federal-government-2\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/\/2021\/01\/climate-action-is-again-a-priority-for-the-federal-government-2\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/stock-white-house.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/stock-white-house.jpg\",\"width\":770,\"height\":513},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/\/2021\/01\/climate-action-is-again-a-priority-for-the-federal-government-2\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Climate action is again a priority for the federal government 2021 Trends in Solar\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/\/\",\"name\":\"Solar Power World\",\"description\":\"Covering the world of solar power technology, development and installation.\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/\/#\/schema\/person\/991cc4e7d08833c06937cd91f6776d93\",\"name\":\"Kelsey Misbrener\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1b79f1972e2eddea0b8e9e5506f0cf86?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1b79f1972e2eddea0b8e9e5506f0cf86?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Kelsey Misbrener\"},\"description\":\"Kelsey Misbrener has a degree in magazine journalism from Kent State University. As Managing Editor for Solar Power World, she oversees SPW\u2019s online and print content and ensures it furthers the mission of helping installers, developers and other industry stakeholders do their jobs better. Kelsey is passionate about renewable energy and enjoys spending her free time in nature with her family.\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/kelsey-misbrener\/\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/\/author\/kmisbrener\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Climate action is again a priority for the federal government","description":"After four years of climate change denial from the Trump administration, solar and climate advocates will have an ally in the White House.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/\/2021\/01\/climate-action-is-again-a-priority-for-the-federal-government-2\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Climate action is again a priority for the federal government","og_description":"After four years of climate change denial from the Trump administration, solar and climate advocates will have an ally in the White House.","og_url":"https:\/\/\/2021\/01\/climate-action-is-again-a-priority-for-the-federal-government-2\/","og_site_name":"Solar Power World","article_published_time":"2021-01-18T13:00:39+00:00","og_image":[{"width":770,"height":513,"url":"https:\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/stock-white-house.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Kelsey Misbrener","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@SolarPowerWorld","twitter_site":"@SolarPowerWorld","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Kelsey Misbrener","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/\/2021\/01\/climate-action-is-again-a-priority-for-the-federal-government-2\/","url":"https:\/\/\/2021\/01\/climate-action-is-again-a-priority-for-the-federal-government-2\/","name":"Climate action is again a priority for the federal government","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/\/2021\/01\/climate-action-is-again-a-priority-for-the-federal-government-2\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/\/2021\/01\/climate-action-is-again-a-priority-for-the-federal-government-2\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/stock-white-house.jpg","datePublished":"2021-01-18T13:00:39+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/\/#\/schema\/person\/991cc4e7d08833c06937cd91f6776d93"},"description":"After four years of climate change denial from the Trump administration, solar and climate advocates will have an ally in the White House.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/\/2021\/01\/climate-action-is-again-a-priority-for-the-federal-government-2\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/\/2021\/01\/climate-action-is-again-a-priority-for-the-federal-government-2\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/\/2021\/01\/climate-action-is-again-a-priority-for-the-federal-government-2\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/stock-white-house.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/stock-white-house.jpg","width":770,"height":513},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/\/2021\/01\/climate-action-is-again-a-priority-for-the-federal-government-2\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Climate action is again a priority for the federal government 2021 Trends in Solar"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/\/#website","url":"https:\/\/\/","name":"Solar Power World","description":"Covering the world of solar power technology, development and installation.","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/\/#\/schema\/person\/991cc4e7d08833c06937cd91f6776d93","name":"Kelsey Misbrener","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1b79f1972e2eddea0b8e9e5506f0cf86?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1b79f1972e2eddea0b8e9e5506f0cf86?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Kelsey Misbrener"},"description":"Kelsey Misbrener has a degree in magazine journalism from Kent State University. As Managing Editor for Solar Power World, she oversees SPW\u2019s online and print content and ensures it furthers the mission of helping installers, developers and other industry stakeholders do their jobs better. Kelsey is passionate about renewable energy and enjoys spending her free time in nature with her family.","sameAs":["https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/kelsey-misbrener\/"],"url":"https:\/\/\/author\/kmisbrener\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93012","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10031"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=93012"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93012\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/93019"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=93012"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=93012"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=93012"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}