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The Inflation Reduction Act (which is really a massive climate bill)

Across the economy, the IRA is creating opportunities to build projects, hire workers, and manufacture equipment needed to strengthen domestic supply chains, lower household energy costs while reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and pay good wages for those efforts.

Below is how this act can benefit you and your community — in an environmental manner.

The electric potential of the Inflation Reduction ActWe estimate that IRA investment in household electrification alone could be as large as $567 billion — reaching more than 65 million households over the next ten years.

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FACT SHEET: How the Inflation Reduction Act’s Tax Incentives Are Ensuring All Americans Benefit from the Growth of the Clean Energy Economy

How the Inflation Reduction Act Could Benefit YouWhy it matters The ongoing effects of increased inflation may contribute to an economic recession.

Beyond Climate: 6 Big Benefits of the US Inflation Reduction ActThe Inflation Reduction Act is the most significant U.S. climate legislation ever passed, but its impacts go far beyond climate. The legislation will improve the lives of all Americans through household, health, environmental and social benefits.

Top Ways Companies Can Benefit From The Inflation Reduction Act - EcoCartThe Inflation Reduction Act provides many financial opportunities to American businesses, especially through tax credits from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Designed to incentivize renewable energy, the IRA offers breaks for businesses that switch to renewable energy sources, construct buildings with clean energy in mind, switch to clean vehicles, and more. Let’s take a look […]

How the Inflation Reduction Act is Supercharging Climate Action Across America | ICLEI USAThe Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) marks a historic leap in the United States' response to the climate crisis, echoing the sentiment that "the clim ...

Inflation Reduction Act Benefits for Houses of Worship and Other Non-ProfitsPresident Biden’s clean energy plan, known as the Inflation Reduction Act is the largest investment in clean energy in US history. For the first time, non-profits, governments, schools, houses of worship, and other tax-exempt entities can benefit from tax credits and rebates for clean energy investments.

Why the US Inflation Reduction Act is an important step in the transition to clean energy

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Not only will the Inflation Reduction Act help clean up the US environment,

Summary of Inflation Reduction Act provisions related to renewable energy | US EPAThe Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA) is the most significant climate legislation in U.S. history. IRA's provisions will finance green power, lower costs through tax credits, reduce emissions, and advance environmental justice.

The Inflation Reduction Act finally gave the U.S. a real climate change policyThe Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) was signed into law a year ago this week. It is widely seen as the crown jewel of the “industrial policy” agenda of the Biden administration. While no piece of legislation is perfect, the full potential of the IRA to deliver a radically better future is often underrated. In this…

Advancing Environmental Justice | US EPAHere’s how the Inflation Reduction Act will advance environmental justice.

The Electric Explainer: Key programs in the Inflation Reduction Act and what they mean for AmericansThe Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA) includes $369 billion for “Energy Security and Climate Change,” the single largest climate investment in American history. Together, these programs will reduce U.S. carbon pollution 40 percent below 2005 levels by 2030, getting us four-fifths of the way to President Biden’s aggressive climate goal. It will also help us curb fossil-flation and bring energy bill relief to American households. Further, a record $60 billion of these investments will go to environmental justice communities, including reducing pollution and making clean energy more accessible.

A User Guide to the Inflation Reduction Act: BlueGreen Alliance | The robust investments included in this package will support and create good union jobs, help fight inflation, lower healthcare and energy costs, reinvest in ...

12 Ways the Inflation Reduction Act Will Benefit Birds and PeopleThe historic legislation will reduce carbon pollution, create jobs, and build new protections from climate threats for birds, people, and the places we need.

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A New Coalition Forms for Unprecedented U.S. Housing Decarbonization

Rewiring America, Enterprise Community Partners, LISC, United Way, and Habitat for Humanity apply for $9.5 billion in funding from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund as new entity: Power Forward Communities

For immediate release, October 12, 2023 — Congress’s most far-reaching climate legislation and investment in history, the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), has already provided billions of dollars to catalyze hundreds of billions of dollars more investment in our clean energy future. Over the next decade, the IRA could invest up to $567 billion in residential decarbonization alone across 124 million households.