Biden proposes to spend big on combating climate change

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President Joe Biden is proposing massive spending increases across federal agencies to combat the effects of climate change and promote clean energy technologies — though he will have to win support from Congress for his plans to succeed.

The White House budget proposal for fiscal year 2022, released Friday, incorporates Biden’s $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan, which already includes significant funding to boost technologies such as renewable energy, electric vehicles, and nascent clean energy technologies such as carbon capture and storage.

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