Policy Priorities / Industrial Transformation
Serious action to address climate change and strengthen the U.S. economy for all requires substantial investment in rebuilding our manufacturing sector in ways that will deeply reduce emissions while building domestic supply chains and creating and protecting good jobs for workers and communities across the nation.
Clean and Electric Vehicle Manufacturing
The BlueGreen Alliance today hosted EVs Are Coming: Strengthening Auto Manufacturing and Building Good Jobs in the Shift to Electric Vehicles, a discussion on the urgent policies and commitments needed to ensure that economic and employment benefits that will accompany the transition to EVs accrue to workers here.
Clean and Electric Vehicle Manufacturing
The Committee on Ways and Means yesterday passed its budget reconciliation package, a broad piece of legislation that includes several tax credits supporting the deployment of clean energy and the growth of the nation’s clean technology manufacturing sector and supply chains. Critically, the bill has language to ensure these investments translate into good jobs and domestic manufacturing.
Clean and Electric Vehicle Manufacturing
The House Ways and Means Committee released the details of its budget reconciliation package late Friday and is expected to meet to finalize them later this week.
Testimony & Comments / Clean and Electric Vehicle Manufacturing
From the communities where they are made, to the communities where they are driven. Strong clean vehicle standards—accompanied by policies to rebuild manufacturing, protect and create good family supporting jobs, and revitalize communities—are critical to achieving these aims.
Infrastructure and Community Resilience
Today, the Biden administration announced a new increase in the general government procurement requirements, directing federal agencies to Buy America. The rule will gradually increase the required American-made products for various projects from 55% to 75%.
Reports & Fact Sheets / Clean and Electric Vehicle Manufacturing
This report offers a unique contribution to the debates surrounding the role of high-quality jobs and domestic manufacturing in the EV transition. The industry forecasts and analyses herein show that, if structured appropriately, domestic manufacturing goals in the form of a domestic assembly Buy America policy would not be detrimental to state environmental goals.
Blog / American Jobs Plan Blog Series
The economic and environmental success of the nationwide transition to cleaner vehicles hinge on the extent to which decision-makers prioritize domestic EV manufacturing and good jobs as a part of a robust EV policy agenda, and a broader clean transportation agenda.
Blog / American Jobs Plan Blog Series
EVs are on their way to dominating the worldwide passenger vehicle market, representing an important stride toward national and global climate goals. But what will this mean for workers and communities here in the U.S.? That depends on decisions Congress and the Administration make today.