WRI Statement on U.S. President Biden’s State of the Union Address

The World Resources Institute (WRI) acknowledges President Biden's initial climate actions, including the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the 2030 emissions target, but warns that the U.S. is not currently on track to meet these goals. WRI calls on the U.S. Congress to pass a budget package focusing on clean energy, electric transportation, and building energy efficiency to create jobs and address inequities in marginalized communities.

• President Biden's first-year climate accomplishments include rejoining the Paris Agreement, establishing a target to reduce emissions by 50-52% below 2005 levels by 2030, and implementing the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to fund an electric vehicle charging network and resilient infrastructure.
• Despite initial progress, the U.S. is not currently on a trajectory to reach its climate targets or prevent the most severe climate impacts.
• WRI advocates for the U.S. Congress to pass a climate-smart budget package that includes energy efficiency tax credits and investments in clean energy and electric transportation to lower costs for citizens and support marginalized communities and rural areas.

APA

Lashof, D. (2022). WRI Statement on U.S. President Biden’s State of the Union Address. World Resources Institute. https://www.wri.org/news/statement-wri-statement-us-president-bidens-state-union-address

Chicago

Lashof, Dan. WRI Statement on U.S. President Biden’s State of the Union Address. World Resources Institute, 2022. https://www.wri.org/news/statement-wri-statement-us-president-bidens-state-union-address.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{lashof2022wri, author = {Lashof, Dan}, title = {{WRI Statement on U.S. President Biden’s State of the Union Address}}, publisher = {World Resources Institute}, year = {2022}, month = mar, url = {https://www.wri.org/news/statement-wri-statement-us-president-bidens-state-union-address}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }