Inflation Reduction Act: 10 ways it will turbocharge US climate action (and one way it won't)

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The landmark legislation's climate provisions could unlock billions of dollars of low carbon investment and millions of green jobs - but it also paves the way for new fossil fuel infrastructure

After decades of gridlock, the US looks set to pass sweeping climate legislation for the first time. Barring any late Congressional dramas, President Joe Biden could sign the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA)...

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