Audrey Streb
The Energy Department (Doe) is reportedly considering closing federal programs devoted to renewable energy as part of the budget application of President Donald Trump in the budget year in 2026.
Potential cuts with a value of millions of dollars would affect offices in the office of energy efficiency and renewable energy, including hydrogen and fuel cell technology, solar energy technology, wind energy technology and renewable energy integration, in accordance with the document proven By politico’s e & e news. This is the latest reported cutting of government funds for climate and renewable energy Initiatives It was defending During the administration of former president Joe Biden, although Congress will eventually have to sign a decision.
“I have recently been called air conditioning or skeptic he said During a speech in March. “Answers to climate change bring their own set of compromises. The Trump administration will end with an irrational quasi-religious policy regarding climate change, which imposed endless victims to our citizens,” he concluded.
Energy and Renewable Energy Office “It seems regularly financing opportunities“Through 11 subordinate offices and other programs that finance solar, wind, geothermal, hydrogen and fuel cell development. Each subordinate office has invested millions in renewable projects over the years, some of which were completely devoted to financing or developing a specific type of renewable energy, as in the case of wind energy technology. OfficeSolar energy technologies Office and hydrogen and fuel cell technologies Office.
Renewable energy projects were regularly promoted by Biden administration through Executive and also through the signature of the former president, the climate law, Inflation reduction act (IRA), which he signed in August 2022, while the bill was initially advertised as a way to reduce record inflation, Biden later admitted His goal was to develop his climate change policy. Biden assigned about $ 370 billion for efforts to combat climate change by IRA.
Trump, who decided National energy accident immediately after returning to the office, previously determined to IRA “green new fraud” and I swear During the campaign trail, to “cancel all inefficient funds pursuant to the Thinking Act.” Since then, republican legislators introduced Funds that would repeal several subsidies provided within IRA, including hydrogen development and electric vehicles.
The president stated in the executive order on January 20 that “the integrity and expansion of the energy infrastructure of our nation” is “an immediate and smoking priority for the protection of national and economic security of the United States.”
Doe, the office of energy efficiency and renewable energy, hydrogen technology and fuel cells as well as solar energy technology did not respond to the request of the Daily Caller News Foundation for commentary. Wind energy technologies refused to comment and directed DCNF to Doe.
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Audrey Streb is a reporter at the Daily Caller News Foundation.
