Reports: Biden confirms $74bn of climate funding ahead of Trump inauguration

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President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act at the General Motors Factory ZERO electric vehicle assembly plant, Wednesday, November 17, 2021, in Detroit | Credit: White House / Adam Schultz
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President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act at the General Motors Factory ZERO electric vehicle assembly plant, Wednesday, November 17, 2021, in Detroit | Credit: White House / Adam Schultz

Sign off of latest wave of Inflation Reduction Act funding should 'Trump-proof' flagship green initiatives - but $20bn of previously announced funding could be vulnerable, new figures reveal

Just days before Donald Trump's inauguration next week, outgoing US President Joe Biden has locked in $74bn of funding through the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) for a range of climate initiatives, including...

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