BlueGreen Alliance Joins 17 Groups in Calling for Funding to Reduce Industrial Emissions
The BlueGreen Alliance and 17 other groups sent a letter to the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations Energy and Water Development Subcommittee to strongly recommend that the committee include at least $1 billion in crosscutting funding for the Department of Energy (DOE) to support the decarbonization of America’s industrial base and enhance its long-term global competitiveness. This funding would ensure resources are dedicated to industrial decarbonization at all stages of the research, development, demonstration, and deployment (RDD&D) continuum. This work is spread out across a variety of offices and programs within DOE, including the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), the Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM), the Office of Science (SC), the Office of Nuclear Energy (NE), the Office of Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains (MESC), and the Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED).
The letter concludes, “As negotiations commence on the FY25 Energy and Water appropriations bill, we ask for your continued support for growth in annual appropriations for this essential program to maintain the competitiveness of domestic industries and reduce U.S. emissions in this vital sector. With the right investments, decarbonizing U.S. heavy industry presents an enormous economic opportunity and an opportunity for continued U.S. leadership in manufacturing in the 21st century.”
Read the full letter at the link below.