"Biden-Harris Administration's $6 Billion Plan to Strengthen Climate Resilience and Combat Climate Change"

The Biden-Harris Administration has released the Fifth National Climate Assessment (NCA5), which highlights the decline in U.S. greenhouse gas emissions despite population and GDP growth. The report emphasizes that every region of the country is already experiencing the impacts of climate change and that ambitious climate action is underway. In conjunction with the release of NCA5, President Biden has announced over $6 billion in investments to strengthen climate resilience across the country, including bolstering the electric grid, advancing environmental justice, reducing flood risk, boosting climate resilience, and investing in conservation. The report also underscores the increasing risks from extreme weather events and the exacerbation of social inequities due to climate change. It emphasizes the need for further and faster action to reach net-zero emissions by 2050 and highlights the opportunity for climate action to create a more resilient and just nation.