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US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen visited a solar company in North Carolina to publicize the government's actions to increase investment in clean energy technology and reduce costs Daniel SLIM
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US President Joe Biden's push for a green energy tax credit will help drive a big increase in domestic investment so it can create jobs and lower energy expenses for American families, Treasury Secretary Janet noted. Yellen on Tuesday.
Yellen referred to the administration's plan as "essentially the most aggressive motion we've ever taken to address the climate crisis."
She traveled to North Carolina to visit a solar farm and tout policies covered by the Currently Permitted Inflation Reduction Act, which along with infrastructure legislation contains more than US$430 billion in energy investments.
The legislation offers tax credits to families to make their buildings more efficient or switch to cleaner sources as a way to help reduce taxes, Yellen noted.
But the government's approach also “relies on taking advantage of private sector involvement,” said the professional in her speech, delivered in front of a series of solar panels.
“In addition to consumer tax credits, we expect a large mobilization of deeper funds for the clean energy sector,” she noted. “These investments will accelerate the transition to our green energy future and lower energy prices for American homes and businesses.”
Furthermore, “they will make our power comfortable against global rate shocks. And they will deliver extraordinary, decent-paying jobs across the United States.”
Yellen mentioned that the transition is essential to address climate trade, which saw extra costly storms emerging across the world.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, pictured at a Ford hub in Dearborn, Michigan, on September 8, 2022, says she expects supply chain considerations to play out, helping to reduce the cost of JEFF electric motors KOWALSKY
“Climate trade poses a serious threat to the productive capacity of our economic climate, while also affecting its balance,” she noted.
But the transition to a clean energy economy also brings cost savings and “huge economic alternatives in overgrowth industries, while increasing economic resilience and increasing good-paying jobs across the country.”
She mentioned that these new courses will also serve the “essential purpose” of increasing domestic skills to produce photovoltaic panels, batteries for electric cars, and even the minerals required to make the batteries.
“I suppose legislation can be effective. And we are already hearing announcements about new activities starting in the United States,” Yellen instructed reporters.
Global supply chain snarls have hit manufacturers that rely on imported accessories and have struggled to satisfy demand for items and cars in the United States. Ford noted that it will currently purchase more than 40,000 partially developed cars that are awaiting parts.
“We're seeing a lot of supply chain considerations that really limit the production of electric cars and different vehicles,” Yellen highlighted, including that “I feel like we can bottom out over time, and EVs will develop within their budget. with the support of the Inflation Reduction Act.”
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