President Biden Executive Order Leverages Federal Government’s Buying Power to Tackle Climate Change

Crowell & Moring – Yesterday, President Biden signed an Executive Order (EO) on “Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad,” emphasizing the national security and foreign policy facets of the climate crisis, and announcing a coordinated, whole of government approach to reduce climate pollution, deliver environmental justice, and spur economic growth. Significantly, the EO marks the first time in which the full buying power of the Federal Government has sought to be harnessed and directed at pursuing ambitious, economy-wide climate objectives.