Biden Issues First-Ever National Building Decarbonization Plan

The Biden administration unveiled on Tuesday the first-ever national plan for decarbonizing the nation’s residential and commercial buildings sector.

The plan calls for a 90% reduction in carbon emissions from buildings by 2050. Those cuts are essential because commercial and residential buildings account for more than a third of the US’ greenhouse gas emissions.

If executed, the Energy Department said the emissions reductions will save consumers more than $100 billion in yearly energy costs. As an intermediate goal, the blueprint also seeks to reduce building emissions 65% by 2035.

The blueprint includes policy levers such as ...