VP Harris pitching U.S. climate action in New York as COP26 gets underway in Scotland, White House says.
Cars and trucks are responsible for about 29 percent of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, more than any other source, according to the EPA.Vice President Kamala Harris plans to travel to Queens on Monday to pitch heavy-duty electric trucks, climate friendly home heating and other domestic steps toJust after President Joe Biden, Harris is scheduled to join Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm at a hangar at John F.
“It's a one-two punch,” Ike Irby, the vice president’s climate advisor, told NBC News. “He's abroad advocating for climate leadership internationally. The vice president is here in the United States underscoring how Build Back Better, the bipartisan infrastructure deal will create jobs here at home, address the climate crisis here at home.”
The push for climate-friendly heating systems will involve six HVAC manufacturers working to make their heat pumps more resilient to winter temperatures, a challenge historically for a technology that relies on transferring heat from outside air into homes. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and Rep. Gregory Meeks, both New York Democrats, will join Harris and Granholm for the afternoon event at JFK, the White House said.
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