Data Shortfalls Vex Biden Bid to Green Government, Officials Say

The Biden administration needs more data in its quest to cut greenhouse gas emissions from its buildings, vehicles, and operations, various White House officials said.

Data on emissions reductions, as well as hydrology and energy usage, is needed to both guide federal agencies’ policy choices and make the business case to future administrations that cutting carbon is good for government, the officials said, speaking at a Tuesday conference sponsored by the Business Council for Sustainable Energy.

“This data has to be rock solid,” said Rachel Jacobson, assistant secretary of the Army for installations, energy, and the environment. “The ...