Biden signs an executive order requiring the U.S. federal government to stop purchasing gasoline vehicles by 2027

Bitauto News? Recently, according to foreign media reports, US President Biden signed an executive order on December 8 requiring the federal government to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050 and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 2030. Emissions reduced by 65%.

It is reported that the White House said in a statement, "The federal government supports the development of the U.S. clean energy and clean technology industry by changing the way it builds, purchases, and manages its assets and operations." Biden The purpose of signing this executive order is to require the federal government to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. Related measures include the federal government stopping purchasing gasoline-powered vehicles by 2027, and the government only purchasing zero-carbon emission electric vehicles by 2035. Reduce greenhouse gas emissions from government buildings by 50%. These buildings need to achieve net-zero emissions by 2045 and develop at least 10 gigawatts of clean electricity production by 2030.

The White House revealed that the executive order proposes an initiative called Buy Clean Products, which requires the federal government to promote the use of low-emission products in an effort to expand the market for sustainable and low-carbon products in the United States. In this regard, senior officials in the U.S. Senate also called on the federal government to support carbon emission reductions as the right approach. States should follow the federal government's lead and implement their own emissions reduction plans.