Climate Benefits the US Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal Leaves Out

This briefing by the World Resources Institute analyzes the gaps between the $1.2 trillion Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework and the original American Jobs Plan, arguing that the bipartisan deal omits critical climate, energy, and environmental spending necessary for the U.S. to meet its 2030 emissions targets.

• The Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework may cut up to one trillion dollars in spending and tax incentives related to the environment, climate, and clean energy compared to the American Jobs Plan. This reduction could make it impossible for the United States to achieve its goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 50% by 2030.
• The bipartisan framework significantly reduces funding for transportation electrification, allocating only $15 billion for EV charging and the electrification of school and transit buses. This is a sharp decrease from the more than $180 billion proposed in the American Jobs Plan, which included tax incentives for consumers and businesses and funding for federal fleet electrification.
• The bipartisan proposal provides $0 for energy efficiency and the modernization of buildings, such as homes, hospitals, and schools, whereas the American Jobs Plan proposed $370 billion. Such investments could save the average U.S. household between $200 and $400 on energy bills.
• While the bipartisan framework invests $73 billion in grid infrastructure and transmission and $20 billion via an Infrastructure Financing Authority, it lacks specific investments in renewable energy deployment. In contrast, the American Jobs Plan proposed over $390 billion for clean power and transmission, including a clean electricity standard and nearly $250 billion in tax incentives.
• The bipartisan framework does not explicitly include investments for research, development and demonstration (RD&D), advanced manufacturing, or industrial decarbonization. The American Jobs Plan had proposed 10 carbon capture demonstrations for chemical, cement, and steel plants and an investment of $12-15 billion in industrial carbon capture facilities through 2035.

APA

World Resources Institute (2021). Climate Benefits the US Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal Leaves Out. https://www.wri.org/insights/climate-benefits-missing-bipartisan-infrastructure-framework

Chicago

World Resources Institute. Climate Benefits the US Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal Leaves Out. 2021. https://www.wri.org/insights/climate-benefits-missing-bipartisan-infrastructure-framework.

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BibTeX

@techreport{worldresourcesinstitute2021climate, author = {{World Resources Institute}}, title = {{Climate Benefits the US Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal Leaves Out}}, institution = {World Resources Institute}, year = {2021}, month = jul, url = {https://www.wri.org/insights/climate-benefits-missing-bipartisan-infrastructure-framework}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }