[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 191 (Wednesday, October 4, 2023)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 68429-68430]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-22235]


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                Proclamation 10636 of September 29, 2023

                
National Clean Energy Action Month, 2023

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                America is once again leading the world in the fight 
                against climate change, and our Nation is in the midst 
                of a clean energy revolution--reducing pollution, 
                lowering energy costs, creating good-paying jobs, and 
                making sure clean energy technologies are made in 
                America. During National Clean Energy Action Month, we 
                celebrate that historic progress and commit to continue 
                working to build a more sustainable and energy secure 
                Nation for future generations.

                Clean energy has never been more essential. The climate 
                crisis is driving extreme heat, deeper droughts, 
                deadlier storms, and stronger wildfires, destroying 
                lives and livelihoods--last year alone, major disasters 
                caused over $177 billion in damages. Climate change is 
                the existential threat of our time, and clean energy is 
                key to tackling it.

                My Administration is focused on fueling America's clean 
                energy future so we lead the world in industries like 
                solar, wind, geothermal, and advanced nuclear energy. 
                When I took office, we set ambitious goals of reaching 
                100 percent clean electricity by 2035 and achieving 
                net-zero-emissions by 2050. To get there, I signed the 
                landmark Inflation Reduction Act, which makes the 
                biggest investment in fighting climate change and 
                advancing clean energy in the history of the world. It 
                provides tax credits and rebates that can save families 
                thousands of dollars by installing solar panels, 
                energy-saving appliances, and heat pumps; weatherizing 
                their homes to be more resilient against extreme 
                weather; and purchasing American-made electric cars. 
                The law is expected to triple wind power generation, 
                increase solar production eightfold by 2030, and put 
                tens of billions back in the pockets of Americans. 
                Together with my Administration's Bipartisan 
                Infrastructure Law, these investments could help us 
                reach 80 percent clean energy by 2030.

                As I have often said, when I think of climate change, I 
                think of jobs--good-paying clean energy jobs. Since the 
                beginning of my Administration, the private sector has 
                announced more than $240 billion in new clean energy 
                manufacturing investments. That includes more than $70 
                billion in electric vehicle and battery investments 
                since I signed the Inflation Reduction Act. The clean 
                energy projects that have moved forward in the past 
                year are creating more than 170,000 clean energy jobs. 
                My Administration is incentivizing companies to pay 
                every one of those workers a prevailing wage and to use 
                registered apprenticeships and made-in-America 
                materials. And we are leaving no community behind--from 
                the investments we are making to factories being built 
                and jobs we are creating, we are seeing new 
                opportunities in rural America, in the heartland, in 
                energy communities, and all across our country.

                My Administration is also working to upgrade our 
                Nation's infrastructure. We have made the biggest 
                investment in America's power grid ever, laying new 
                transmission lines so clean energy can reach every 
                corner of the country. We are installing more than 
                500,000 electric vehicle charging stations on roads 
                nationwide. And we are speeding up permitting for clean 
                energy

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                projects while proposing new emissions standards to 
                reduce pollution from oil and gas producers, power 
                plants, and vehicles.

                Today, the United States is deploying more solar and 
                wind power than ever. Electric vehicle sales and clean 
                energy manufacturing are booming. But we have much more 
                to do. The climate crisis will not wait, nor will clean 
                energy competitors in other nations. Americans must 
                come together to win the clean energy future--the 
                future of our economy, our national security, and our 
                children and grandchildren all depend on it.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of 
                the United States of America, by virtue of the 
                authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws 
                of the United States, do hereby proclaim October 2023 
                as National Clean Energy Action Month. I call upon all 
                Americans to recognize this month with action by 
                investing in clean energy in their homes and 
                businesses; using new tax credits to cut emissions 
                while saving money on their energy bills and electric 
                vehicles; talking to neighbors, friends, and coworkers 
                about the opportunities to address the climate crisis; 
                and working together to mitigate climate change and 
                achieve a healthier environment for all.

                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                twenty-ninth day of September, in the year of our Lord 
                two thousand twenty-three, and of the Independence of 
                the United States of America the two hundred and forty-
                eighth.
                
                
                    (Presidential Sig.)

[FR Doc. 2023-22235
Filed 10-3-23; 8:45 am]
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