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The Inflation Reduction Act and US Progress on the Path to Net- Zero

Speaker
Jesse Jenkins - Princeton University
Date
Thu, Oct 17 2024, 1:15pm - 2:30pm PDT
Location
Shriram 262

Abstract
It has been two years since passage of the Inflation Reduction Act, the landmark U.S. law investing over $500 billion to ‘put clean energy on sale’ and incentivize the manufacture, deployment, and use of low-carbon technologies. But will it be enough to put the United States on track for net-zero or to meet the nation’s 2030 climate goals? Led by Prof. Jenkins, the REPEAT Project (repeatproject.org) assesses the impact of federal energy and climate policies as they are proposed, debated, and enacted. This talk will share the project’s latest findings and identify progress and remaining gaps on the path to net-zero, as well as discuss the limitations and impact of public-facing modeling of federal policies in ‘close to real time.’