"Schumer Says Infrastructure Bills Would Cut Emissions By 45 Percent"

"Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) projected Wednesday that the bipartisan infrastructure bill and Democrats' reconciliation spending package would reduce U.S. carbon emissions by 45 percent by the end of the decade compared to 2005.

“In our analysis of the combined impact of both the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and the Budget Resolution’s instructions, we are on track to reduce U.S. emissions to approximately 45 percent beneath 2005 levels by 2030,” Schumer wrote in a "Dear Colleague" letter.

“When you add Administrative actions being planned by the Biden Administration and many states - like New York, California, and Hawaii - we will hit our 50 percent target by 2030,” he continued."

Zack Budryk reports for The Hill August 25, 2021.

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"Schumer Says Infrastructure Bills Edge U.S. Close To Biden Climate Goals" (Reuters)

"Climate Measures In Reconciliation, Infrastructure Bills Will Mostly Meet Biden's Emissions Goals, Schumer Says" (CNN)