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Policy News: September 12, 2022

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John Podesta, a former climate adviser in the Obama White House and a White House chief of staff during the Clinton administration, will join the Biden administration as the senior adviser for clean energy innovation and implementation. biotechnology industry during a trip to Boston, MA. 12, aimed at boosting the U.S.

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Special Policy News #6: The Transition

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Todd Young’s (R-IN) Endless Frontiers Act from the last Congress, Biden endorses investing $50 billion to create a new technology directorate in the National Science Foundation to fund research on topics like semiconductors and advanced computing, advanced communications technology, advanced energy technologies and biotechnology.

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Policy News: July 27, 2021

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billion for climate and clean energy-related research. This includes research about atmospheric composition, water and carbon cycles, computational modeling of climate systems, renewable energy technologies, materials sciences, and social, behavior and economic research on human responses to climate change. NOAA receives $6.46

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Biden administration requests 16% increase in domestic spending, $4 billion for climate and sustainability research

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This includes a large amount for climate and clean energy research, $9.4 This amount includes $550 million to help “decrease climate pollution, accelerate clean energy deployment, and expand efforts around climate adaptation and ecosystem resilience.” National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. increase.