In this short video, Jason Scorse, director of the Center for the Blue Economy and chair of the International Environmental Policy program breaks down how the Inflation Reduction Act’s (IRA) meaningful investments in renewable energy will help the U.S. transition away from fossil fuels.
The act, which President Joe Biden signed into law on August 15, includes substantial carbon emission reduction standards; financial incentives for electric vehicles, solar panels, and heat pumps; and investments in green jobs and manufacturing. Scorse said the IRA was the best environmental legislation he’d seen in his lifetime.
Jason Scorse
Center for the Blue Economy
MA in International Environmental Policy
| by Jason Scorse & David Helvarge in the Progressive
The Inflation Reduction Act might be the most comprehensive climate policy in U.S. history, but it’s still not enough. Op-Ed by Center for the Blue Economy Director Jason Scorse and Blue Frontier Executive Director David Helvarg.
| by Jason Warburg and Edy Rhodes
Students in the International Environmental Policy program were awarded numerous fellowships and scholarships that will support field research and learning opportunities around the world.
On June 8th, 2022, World Ocean Day, the Biden-Harris Administration announced the creation of a whole-of-government Ocean Climate Action Plan. The Center for the Blue Economy, Blue Frontier, and our coalition of Ocean Climate Action partners celebrate this announcement! Is it coincidence that they have titled it the Ocean Climate Action Plan? We think not!
