Biden Issues Executive Orders to Tackle Climate Crisis and Restore Scientific Integrity
President Biden signs new executive actions aiming to achieve a carbon pollution-free power sector by 2035 and a net-zero economy by 2050. The orders also prioritize job creation and protect federal scientists from political interference.
President Biden takes sweeping executive actions to tackle the climate crisis both at home and abroad, building on his first-day move to rejoin the Paris Agreement. These new orders establish ambitious goals to achieve a carbon pollution-free power sector by 2035 and put the United States on an irreversible path to a net-zero economy by 2050.
The administration emphasizes that this transition to clean energy creates good-paying union jobs and builds modern, sustainable infrastructure. The directives focus heavily on delivering environmental justice for communities that historically bear the brunt of pollution while revitalizing the American energy sector through innovation and conservation.
In addition to climate measures, Biden signs a presidential memorandum on scientific integrity to protect federal scientists from political interference. This memorandum ensures that researchers can think, speak, and share their findings freely, and it includes an executive order to re-establish the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology.