The Biden Administration announced Friday it had organized a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between four federal agencies that will accelerate the nation’s affordable and equitable clean transportation future.
According to the White House, the U.S. Departments of Energy, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development will join the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to work collectively to reduce greenhouse gas emissions associated with the transportation sector and to ensure resilient and accessible mobility options for all Americans.
Officials said the agencies would work together to advance low-and zero-emission transportation solutions to reduce reliance on fossil fuels and to create clean transportation jobs in support of the administration’s goal of achieving net zero emissions economy-wide by 2050.
“A modernized transportation sector, equipped with accessible clean energy technologies, is critical for providing commuting options that are more affordable, more secure, and produce less polluting,” said U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm. “This MOU exemplifies President Biden’s whole-of-government approach to bringing the benefits of a decarbonized transportation sector directly to Americans and positioning the United States to be a global leader in clean transportation manufacturing and deployment.”
Within 90 days of the signing of the MOU, the agencies will release a comprehensive blueprint for decarbonizing the transportation sector which will help guide future policy decisions, as well as research, development, demonstration and deployment in the public and private sectors. The blueprint will serve as a coordinated whole-of-government approach to addressing challenges to achieving widespread and equitable decarbonization, the administration said.