{"id":600,"date":"2021-04-09T04:07:27","date_gmt":"2021-04-09T04:07:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/?p=600"},"modified":"2021-04-09T03:56:04","modified_gmt":"2021-04-09T03:56:04","slug":"proposed-law-to-require-u-s-utilities-to-produce-carbon-less-energy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/economy\/proposed-law-to-require-u-s-utilities-to-produce-carbon-less-energy","title":{"rendered":"Proposed law to require U.S. utilities to produce carbon-less energy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\">Liberia<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>WASHINGTON, D.C.: The Biden administration has announced it will propose legislation to require the nation&#8217;s utility companies to produce power through increasing sources of renewable energy.<\/p>\n<p>During the presidential campaign, President Joe Biden said he would work to de-carbonize the nation&#8217;s electricity sector by 2035, and the entire economy by 2050.<\/p>\n<p>Seeking alternatives to coal and oil-based energy sources, the Biden administration will propose increased reliance on nuclear energy, as well as carbon capture and storage technologies, said Gina McCarthy, White House national climate adviser, during a briefing with reporters.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re interested in pursuing this and talking to Congress about it,&#8221; McCarthy said. &#8220;The industry itself sees it as one of the most flexible and most effective tools.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In March, Democrats in Congress proposed a bill to require 80 percent of retail power to come from sources that produce little or no carbon emissions by 2030, and 100 percent by 2035.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans, however, have warned that the legislation would raise energy prices and destabilize the nation&#8217;s electric grid.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Liberia. 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