Biden to Decarbonize No Matter What, McCarthy Says (2)

The Biden administration will reach its decarbonization goals even if Congress fails to pass a $550 billion bipartisan infrastructure bill and $3.5 trillion reconciliation bill, National Climate Adviser Gina McCarthy said Wednesday.

Regulations from a broad swath of agencies—including, but not limited to, the EPA and Interior Department—will help the administration reach its various climate goals, such as cutting domestic emissions in half by 2030, McCarthy said at a briefing convened by Environmental Entrepreneurs, or E2.

“We’re going to do it, because there’s many other ways to get to an endgame here,” she said.

The power sector and other regulated ...