Biden Administration Is Committing $6 Billion Toward Cutting Emissions from High-Carbon Industries

The Biden administration is committing $6 billion toward cutting planet-warming emissions from some of the nation’s most polluting and difficult-to-decarbonize sectors.

The funds will go to 33 different projects in sectors including aluminum, cement and concrete, chemicals, iron and steel. It will also go toward the food industry, with projects such as electrifying processes at Kraft Heinz.

Together, the projects are expected to prevent more than 14 million metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions annually — equal to the savings of getting 3 million gasoline-powered cars off the roads for a year, the Energy Department said in its Monday announcement.

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