Implementing the Inflation Reduction Act: Progress to Date and Risks from a Changing Administration

The 2022 Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) represents the largest investment in climate action in U.S. history. In the two years since its enactment, the IRA has spurred a flurry of activity aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emission, and protecting communities from the impacts of climate change. But there is still more work to do to […]The 2022 Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) represents the largest investment in climate action in U.S. history. In the two years since its enactment, the IRA has spurred a flurry of activity aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emission, and protecting communities from the impacts of climate change. But there is still more work to do to realize the full promise of the IRA and the outcome of the next Presidential election could have a big impact on whether that work happens. That is the key finding of a new report—Implementing the Inflation Reduction Act: Progress to Date and Risks from a Changing Administration—published today by the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law. The report evaluates the progress made by the Biden administration in implementing the IRA’s climate-related programs and the vulnerability of those programs to unilateral executive branch interference under a future hostile presidential administration. For